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  March 31, 2004, 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
                                             May  10,  2004


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.