 In 1956, Chaykovsky was granted urban-type settlement status, and in 1962, it was granted town status.Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with fifty rural localities, incorporated as the town of krai significance of Chaykovsky—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.As a municipal division, the town of Chaykovsky is incorporated as Chaykovskoye Urban Settlement within Chaykovsky Municipal District and serves as the municipal district's administrative center, while the fifty rural localities are grouped into nine rural settlements within Chaykovsky Municipal District.