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Welcome to Happy Valley ...

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

Happy Valley is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Happy Valley lies in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Happy Valley: 907

Communities Also Named Happy Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Happy Valley - they are located in Alaska, British Columbia, California (4), Florida, Georgia (3), Hawaii, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Happy Valley ...

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

  • Ninilchik
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Nikolaevsk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Anchor Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Diamond Ridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Ridge
  • Fritz Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Homer
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Kachemak
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kachemak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kachemak
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
    • Kachemak has also been known as:
    • Kachemak City
  • Miller Landing
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Millers Landing
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clam Gulch
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Happy Valley ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Happy Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.