Welcome to Jordan Valley ...

Jordan Valley is located in Lehigh County<1>.

The location of Jordan Valley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jordan Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

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

Jordan Valley is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Jordan Valley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Jordan Valley: (610) & (484)<4>

Communities Also Named Jordan Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Jordan Valley - it's located in Oregon.

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

Communities near Jordan Valley ...

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

• Allentown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Allentown is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allentown <5>
• Bethlehem
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <5>
• Emmaus
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus
  • Emmaus is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmaus <5>
• Northampton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Northampton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northampton <5>
• Tamaqua
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
  • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <5>
• Catasauqua
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
  • Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <5>
• Palmerton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
  • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
• Lehighton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehighton
  • Lehighton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehighton <5>
• Kutztown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kutztown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kutztown
  • Kutztown is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kutztown <5>
• Fountain Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
  • Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people

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 Jordan Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jordan Valley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jordan 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 Jordan Valley.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jordan Valley ...

Looking for more information about Jordan 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 Jordan Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jordan Valley.

Adding Jordan Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jordan 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 Jordan Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Jordan Valley post office opened in 1893.

We also found Jordan Valley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lehigh County: www.lehighcounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/