Welcome to Chatham ...

Chatham is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Chatham lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).

Area Codes for Chatham: 519, 226, 382 & 548<2>

The Canadian Postal Codes for Chatham: N7L, N7M<3>

Communities Also Named Chatham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Chatham - they are located in Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Websites for Chatham ...

Chamber of Commerce: www.chathamchamber.on.ca/

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

Communities near Chatham ...

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

Darrell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrell
Van Horne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
Vosburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
Bear Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Line
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bear Line
- From Chatham to Bear Line
Doyles
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles
Kent Centre
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Centre
Louiseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louiseville
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Louiseville
- From Chatham to Louiseville
Pain Court
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pain Court
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pain Court
- From Chatham to Pain Court
Rhodes
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
Arkwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwood

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chatham ...

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

Adding Chatham to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Chatham was on a map titled Road Map for Ontario (from Shell Oil, 1955).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chatham.

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chatham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	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 519 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 226, 382 or 548. New phone numbers in the Chatham area will be assigned with one of these codes: 519, 226, 382 or 548. As a result, placing a call in the Chatham area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>	The Canadian Postal Code consists of 6 characters, where the first three characters are the 'Forward Sortation Area (FSA)', with the last three characters being the 'Local Delivery Unit (LDU)'. In the case of Chatham, we provide only the FSA and not the LDU. The Canadian Postal Codes were created as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. So keep in mind that any given Postal Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Chatham). The boundaries of the Postal Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other Postal Codes. When looking for a Postal Code, whether Chatham or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the Canada Post / Postes Canada.