Welcome to Happy Valley ...

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

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

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

Happy Valley is 3,690 feet [1,125 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Happy Valley is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Websites for Happy Valley ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eldoradocounty.org/

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

Communities Also Named Happy Valley ...

While we believe that this Happy Valley is located in El Dorado County, we know of another 3 California communities named Happy Valley. Those communities are located in the following counties: Calaveras, Los Angeles and Shasta County.

Beyond California, there are 32 communities that are also named Happy Valley - they are located in Alaska (2), British Columbia, 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.

• Placerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placerville
  • Placerville is located in El Dorado County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placerville <4>
• Fresh Pond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
  • Fresh Pond is located in El Dorado County
• Pleasant Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Pleasant Valley is located in El Dorado County
• Pollock Pines
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock Pines
  • Pollock Pines is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock Pines <4>
• Newtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Newtown is located in El Dorado County
• Pacific
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
  • Pacific is located in El Dorado County
• Sportsman Hall ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
  • Sportsman Hall is located in El Dorado County
• Camino
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camino
  • Camino is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camino <4>
• Somerset
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Somerset is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <4>
• Fair Play
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
  • Fair Play is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Play <4>

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

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

We also 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for El Dorado County: www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/

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