Welcome to Round Valley ...

Round Valley is located just east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Round Valley is located in Inyo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Round Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

A typical abbreviation for Round Valley: Round Vly. (or less commonly used: Round Vally. or Round Vlly.)

Round Valley is 4,690 feet [1,430 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Round Valley is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Round Valley lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Round Valley: (760) and (442)<3>

Communities Also Named Round Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Round Valley: This one is located in Inyo County and the other is located in Plumas County.

Beyond California, there are 4 communities that are also named Round Valley - they are located in Alberta, Nebraska and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Round Valley.

Communities near Round Valley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Round Valley.

• Bishop
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Bishop is located in Inyo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishop <4>
• Scheelite ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scheelite
  • Scheelite is located in Inyo County
• Mesa Camp
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Camp
  • Mesa Camp is located in Mono County
• Rocking K
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocking K
  • Rocking K is located in Inyo County
• Starlite Estates
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlite Estates
  • Starlite Estates is located in Inyo County
• Oteys Sierra Village ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oteys Sierra Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oteys Sierra Village
  • Oteys Sierra Village is located in Inyo County
• West Bishop ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bishop
  • West Bishop is located in Inyo County
• Brockmans Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockmans Corner
  • Brockmans Corner is located in Inyo County
• Dixon Lane - Meadow Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Lane - Meadow Creek
  • Dixon Lane - Meadow Creek is located in Inyo County
• Aspen Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Springs
  • Aspen Springs is located in Mono County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Round Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Round Valley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Round Valley. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Round Valley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Round Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Round Valley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Round Valley ...

Looking for more information about Round Valley? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Round Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Round Valley.

Adding Round Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Round Valley in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Round Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Round Valley post office opened in 1874.

We also found Round Valley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Round Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Round Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/