Welcome to North Chatham ...
North Chatham is located on Cape Cod.
North Chatham is located in Barnstable County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of North Chatham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1828.
A typical abbreviation for North Chatham: N. Chatham
North Chatham is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: North Chatham lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for North Chatham: 508 & 774<3>
The ZIP code for North Chatham: 02650<4>
Communities Also Named North Chatham ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named North Chatham - they are located in New Hampshire and New York.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Chatham.
Communities near North Chatham ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Chatham.
- Barnstable
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Yarmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dennis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
- Harwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brewster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orleans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Orleans is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,802 people
- Eastham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wellfleet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Harwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harwich
- East Orleans
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Orleans is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orleans
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 North Chatham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Chatham.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Chatham. 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 North Chatham.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Chatham. See our Newspapers Page for North Chatham.
Adding North Chatham to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of North Chatham 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 North Chatham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the North Chatham post office opened in 1828.
For more details, see References and Mentions for North Chatham.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Barnstable, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Chatham - 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 508 code has been Overlayed with the 774 area code. New phone numbers in the North Chatham area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the North Chatham 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 North Chatham). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether North Chatham or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | 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/ |