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Welcome to Garden Valley ...

Garden Valley is located in El Dorado County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Garden Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

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

Garden Valley is 1,940 feet [591 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Garden Valley: 530

The ZIP code for Garden Valley: 95633<3>

Communities Also Named Garden Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Garden Valley: This one is located in El Dorado County and the other is located in Yuba County.

Beyond California, there are 6 communities that are also named Garden Valley - they are located in Georgia, Idaho, Ohio and Texas (2).

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

Websites for Garden Valley ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eldoradocounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Garden Valley, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Garden Valley ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garden Valley ...

Looking for more information about Garden 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Garden Valley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Garden Valley.

Adding Garden Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Garden 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 Garden Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Garden Valley post office opened in 1852.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including El Dorado, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Garden Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Garden Valley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Garden Valley or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/