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Welcome to Chipley ...

The city of Chipley is located in Washington County<1> and is the County Seat for Washington County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chipley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Chipley has a population of 3,652 people<2> (see below for details).

Chipley is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Chipley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Chipley (for example, toward Butlers Ferry (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Chipley: 850 & 448<4>

The ZIP code for Chipley: 32428<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Chipley had an population of 3,652 people. This is an increase of 1.3% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Chipley had a population of 3,605 people (or 14.58% of the total population of Washington County). This makes Chipley the county's most populous community.

The population of Chipley represents 0.02% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 237th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,605 people, the population of Chipley has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,592 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Chipley.

Communities Also Named Chipley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Chipley - they are located in Georgia and Texas (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chipley.

Websites for Chipley ...

Official Website: www.cityofchipley.com/

Communities near Chipley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chipley.

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 Chipley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chipley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chipley. 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 Chipley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chipley. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Chipley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chipley ...

Looking for more information about Chipley? 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 Chipley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Chipley.

Adding Chipley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chipley 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 for Chipley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Chipley post office opened in 1883.

We also found Chipley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chipley.

The official website for Chipley: www.cityofchipley.com/

The official website for Washington County: www.washingtonfl.com/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Chipley.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chipley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 850 code has been Overlayed with the 448 area code. New phone numbers in the Chipley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Chipley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 city (such as Chipley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Chipley or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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