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Welcome to Chesapeake ...

Chesapeake is located in Northampton County<1>.

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

Chesapeake is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Chesapeake: 757 & 948<3>

Communities Also Named Chesapeake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Chesapeake: This one is located in Northampton County and the other is located in Chesapeake City.

Beyond Virginia, there are 6 communities that are also named Chesapeake - they are located in Maryland, Missouri, Ohio and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Chesapeake ...

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

  • Exmore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Exmore is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exmore <4>
  • Cape Charles
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Belle Haven
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Nassawadox
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Eastville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cheapside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cheapside is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
  • Machipongo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Birdsnest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Bridgetown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
  • Sheps End
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sheps End is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheps End

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chesapeake ...

Looking for more information about Chesapeake? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Chesapeake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chesapeake.

Adding Chesapeake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chesapeake 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 Chesapeake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chesapeake.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Northampton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chesapeake - 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 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Chesapeake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Chesapeake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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/