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Welcome to Chichester ...

Chichester is located in Ulster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chichester, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Chichester is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Chichester: 845 & 329<3>

The ZIP code for Chichester: 12416<4>

Communities Also Named Chichester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Chichester: This one is located in Ulster County and the other is located in Greene County.

Beyond New York, there are 3 communities that are also named Chichester - they are located in New Hampshire and Quebec.

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

Websites for Chichester ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Chichester, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Chichester ...

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

  • Saugerties
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Margaretville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Tannersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fleischmanns
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Shandaken
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Willow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Big Indian
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Boiceville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bushnellsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chichester ...

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

Adding Chichester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chichester 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 Chichester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Chichester post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chichester.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Ulster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chichester - 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 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Chichester area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Chichester 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 Chichester). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Chichester 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/