West Chatham

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West Chatham

Total population

1,258

Median home value

$739,600

73.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Air quality index

55Moderate

Elevation15 m

Land area8.49 km²

Weather59°F · Rain

Coordinates41.68°, -69.99°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

West Chatham is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Chatham in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, West Chatham had a population of 1,619.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for West Chatham, MA from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Bobby Reynolds

American tennis player

Todd Eldredge

American figure skater

J

Joshua Gage

American politician (1763-1831)

John D'Agata

American writer

A

Archelaus Smith

tanner, shoemaker, early settler of Barrington, Nova Scotia (1734-1821)

Barry Clifford

Underwater archeologist, discovered pirate ship Whydah

Benjamin Franklin Dillingham

Businessman and industrialist in the Kingdom of Hawaii, Republic of Hawaii, and Territory of Hawaii

Cyd Zeigler

American sportswriter and commentator

Enoch Crosby

American spy

G

George M. Harding

American architect (1827–1910)

Jonathan Walker

United States sailor, railroadman and abolitionist

L

Liz Kniss

American politician

Ralph Neves

American jockey (1916–1995)

Seth Doane

American journalist

Shirley Gomes

American politician

M

Maria Giese

filmmaker

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Massachusetts

• Harwich Center
  3.9 mi away · pop. 1,774
• South Dennis
  8.3 mi away · pop. 3,899
• Yarmouth Port
  11.9 mi away · pop. 5,403
• Bourne
  32.3 mi away · pop. 1,806
• Duxbury
  43.3 mi away · pop. 1,994
• Ocean Grove
  62.8 mi away · pop. 3,453
• Peabody
  77.4 mi away · pop. 54,695
• Cochituate
  82.9 mi away
• Boxford
  84.8 mi away · pop. 2,284
• Amesbury Town
  94.7 mi away
• Chicopee
  136.9 mi away · pop. 55,295
• Deerfield
  146.6 mi away · pop. 458

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about West Chatham

Flood insurance study

United States. Federal Insurance Administration. · 1977

The Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1800

The Standish families compendium for Mayflower research

Walter H. McIntosh · 1981

Historic American Buildings Survey

Historic American Buildings Survey · 1934

History of the United States of America

George Bancroft · 1895

Connecticut cases, &c

Corbyn Morris · 1766

International Directory of Company Histories

Tina Grant · 2011

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Seen 2026-09-24

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

Seen 2026-09-24

Fall Webworm Moth

Hyphantria cunea

Seen 2026-09-24

pitch pine

Pinus rigida

Seen 2026-09-23

American Oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus

Seen 2026-09-23

Atlantic Horseshoe Crab

Limulus polyphemus

Seen 2026-09-23

Flat-clawed Hermit Crab

Pagurus pollicaris

Seen 2026-09-23

Banded Bullet Gall Wasp

Kokkocynips imbricariae

Seen 2026-09-23

autumn olive

Elaeagnus umbellata

Seen 2026-09-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).