Welcome to Chicopee Falls ...

Chicopee Falls is located in Hampden County<1>.

The pronunciation of Chicopee Falls: chick-uh-pee<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chicopee Falls, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.

Chicopee Falls is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Chicopee Falls lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Chicopee Falls: 413

Communities near Chicopee Falls ...

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

• Springfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Springfield is located in Hampden County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
• Enfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Enfield is located in Hartford County (CT)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,559 people
• Westfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Westfield is located in Hampden County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
• Amherst
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Amherst is located in Hampshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
• Holyoke
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Holyoke is located in Hampden County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
• Windsor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Windsor is located in Hartford County (CT)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,647 people
• Agawam
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Agawam is located in Hampden County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
• West Springfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Springfield is located in Hampden County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
• Northampton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Northampton is located in Hampshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
• Ludlow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ludlow is located in Hampden County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 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 Chicopee Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chicopee Falls.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chicopee Falls. See our Newspapers Page for Chicopee Falls.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chicopee Falls ...

Looking for more information about Chicopee Falls? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Chicopee Falls, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chicopee Falls.

Adding Chicopee Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chicopee Falls 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 Chicopee Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Chicopee Falls post office opened in 1837. The Chicopee Falls post office closed in 1963.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chicopee Falls.