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Welcome to Chippewa Bay ...

Chippewa Bay is located in the Thousand Islands and Saint Lawrence River/Seaway region.

Chippewa Bay is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chippewa Bay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Chippewa Bay is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Chippewa Bay: 315 & 680<3>

The ZIP code for Chippewa Bay: 13623<4>

Communities near Chippewa Bay ...

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

  • Brockville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Gouverneur
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Alexandria Bay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Theresa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Antwerp
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Morristown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Richville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Hammond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <5>
  • Mallorytown Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Larue Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chippewa Bay ...

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

Adding Chippewa Bay to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chippewa Bay post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chippewa Bay.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Saint Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chippewa Bay - 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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Chippewa Bay area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Chippewa Bay 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 Chippewa Bay). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Chippewa Bay 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/