Welcome to East Haddam ...
East Haddam is located in Middlesex County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Haddam, you might consider that their post office opened in 1800.
A typical abbreviation for East Haddam: E. Haddam
East Haddam is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: East Haddam lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for East Haddam: 860 & 959<3>
The ZIP code for East Haddam: 06423<4>
Communities Also Named East Haddam ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Haddam - it's located in Kansas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Haddam.
Websites for East Haddam ...
Official Website: www.easthaddam.org/
Chamber of Commerce: www.middlesexchamber.com/
Communities near East Haddam ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Haddam.
- Meriden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Meriden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Meriden is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,981 people
- Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,013 people
- Wallingford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wallingford is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,076 people
- Glastonbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,426 people
- New London
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Guilford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,043 people
- Berlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,390 people
- Rocky Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,037 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Haddam. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Haddam.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Haddam. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Haddam.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Haddam. See our Newspapers Page for East Haddam.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Haddam ...
Looking for more information about East Haddam? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for East Haddam, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for East Haddam.
Adding East Haddam to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Haddam in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for East Haddam was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the East Haddam post office opened in 1800.
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Haddam.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Haddam - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 860 code has been Overlayed with the 959 area code. New phone numbers in the East Haddam area will be assigned with one of these codes: 860 or 959. As a result, placing a call in the East Haddam area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as East Haddam). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Haddam or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |