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Welcome to Valley City ...

The village of Valley City is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valley City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Valley City has a population of 13 people<2> (see below for details).

Valley City is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Valley City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Valley City: 217 & 447<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Valley City had an population of 13 people (or a decrease of 7.14% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Valley City had a population of 13 people. This makes Valley City the county's 18th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 13 people, the population of Valley City decreased 7.14% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 14 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Valley City.

Communities Also Named Valley City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Valley City - they are located in Indiana, Kansas (3), Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and Ohio.

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

Communities near Valley City ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valley City ...

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

Adding Valley City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Valley City 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 Valley City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Valley City post office opened in 1877.

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

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

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Valley City.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Valley City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Valley City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Valley City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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