Welcome to West Chatham ...
West Chatham is located on Cape Cod.
West Chatham is located in Barnstable County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Chatham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1829.
A typical abbreviation for West Chatham: W. Chatham
West Chatham is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: West Chatham lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for West Chatham: 508 & 774<3>
The ZIP code for West Chatham: 02669<4>
Communities near West Chatham ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Chatham.
- Barnstable
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnstable. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable
- Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 45,193 people
- Barnstable has also been known as:
- Barnstable Village
- Barnstable Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstable Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
- Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
- Yarmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Dennis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Harwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Brewster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Brewster is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
- Orleans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Eastham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Wellfleet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellfleet
- Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Harwich Port
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwich Port
- Harwich Port is located in Barnstable County
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 West Chatham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Chatham.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West 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 West Chatham.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Chatham. See our Newspapers Page for West Chatham.
Adding West Chatham to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West 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 for West Chatham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the West Chatham post office opened in 1829.
We also found West Chatham in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Chatham.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Chatham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Barnstable County: www.barnstablecounty.org/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
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 West 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 West Chatham area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the West 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 West Chatham). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether West Chatham or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |