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Welcome to Happy Valley ...

Happy Valley is located in Carroll County<1>.

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

Happy Valley is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Happy Valley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Happy Valley: 410, 443 & 667<3>

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 (2), British Columbia, California (4), Florida, Georgia (3), Hawaii, 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.

Websites for Happy Valley ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Happy Valley ...

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

  • Westminster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanover is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
  • Taneytown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Hampstead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Lion
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Manchester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • New Freedom
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • West York
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Littlestown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Dallastown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Happy 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Happy Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Happy 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.