Chatham, Massachusetts

About Chatham

Chatham, MA is a small unincorporated community located in southeastern Massachusetts.

Officially, Chatham is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.64 square miles.

📰 Chatham News Today

• Cape Cod town among 25 vying for title of Hallmark’s ‘Merriest Christmas Town’ MassLive.com · Aug 18
• A Weekend Visitor’s Guide to Chatham, Cape Cod Boston Magazine · May 26
• The Next Hallmark Movie Could Be Filmed on Cape Cod FUN 107 · Aug 17
• 2 hurt in plane crash at Cape Cod airport WCVB · Aug 14
• This coastal Massachusetts resort was just named the best waterfront hotel in America Time Out Worldwide · Aug 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Chatham Unique

• One of 7 places in the US named Chatham — but the Massachusetts one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern Massachusetts, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Chatham

• Bluefins Sushi and Sake Bar — sushi
• Branches — jamaican
• Captain's Table — seafood
• Chatham Cookware — sandwich
• Chatham Filling Station (café)
• Chatham Perk (café)
• Chatham Sunrise
• Codo Mexican Kitchen — mexican
• Cuvée
• Impudent Oyster

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Atwood House Museum · Museum
• Chatham Railroad Museum · Museum
• Chatham Shark Center · Museum
• Josiah Mayo House · Museum
• Fish Pier Observation Deck · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Chatham

• 28 Bridge Street · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Absegami Run · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bridge Street · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bridge Street Lot 10 · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cedar Street · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cedar Street - Pepper Lot · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cedar Swamp · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Chase Park reviews ★
• Chatham Bars Ave Swamp / Off Shore Road · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Chatham Bars Avenue Swamp · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Chatham Harbor North Chatham · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Chathams Bars Avenue Lot 37 · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Chatham

• Chatham Elementary School
• Monomoy Regional Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Chatham

🏘️ Nearby Communities