EXHIBIT 32.1
                     CERTIFICATE OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                                       OF
                        CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION
                      (PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

     I,  John  R.  Schimkaitis,  President  and  Chief  Executive  Officer,  of
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation ("Chesapeake")
for  the period ended September 30, 2003, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission  on  the  date  hereof  (i)  fully  complies with the requirements of
section  13(a)  or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
(ii)  the  information  contained  therein  fairly  presents,  in  all  material
respects,  the  financial  condition  and  results  of operations of Chesapeake.


                                   /s/John  R.  Schimkaitis
                                   ------------------------
                                   John  R.  Schimkaitis
                                   November  14,  2003

A  signed  original  of  this  written  statement required by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or
otherwise  adopting  the  signature  that  appears  in  typed  form  within  the
electronic  version  of this written statement required by Section 906, has been
provided  to Chesapeake Utilities Corporation and will be retained by Chesapeake
Utilities Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or
its  staff  upon  request.