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Welcome to Blue Valley ...

Blue Valley is located in Clear Creek County<1>.

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

Blue Valley is 9,270 feet [2,825 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Blue Valley is 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Blue Valley lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Blue Valley: 303, 720 & 983<3>

Communities Also Named Blue Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Blue Valley - they are located in Missouri and Nebraska.

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

Communities near Blue Valley ...

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

  • Golden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Golden is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,347 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <4>
  • Idaho Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Nederland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Nederland is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
    • Former names for Nederland:
    • Browns Crossing
    • Dayton
    • Middle Boulder
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <4>
  • Georgetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Central City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Morrison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Empire
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Empire is located in Clear Creek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <4>
  • Silver Plume
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Black Hawk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Russell Gulch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Valley ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Clear Creek, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blue Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 303 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 720 or 983. New phone numbers in the Blue Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303, 720 or 983. As a result, placing a call in the Blue Valley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.