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Welcome to Shah Valley ...

Shah Valley is located in Cecil County<1>.

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

Shah Valley is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Websites for Shah Valley ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cecilchamber.com/

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

Communities near Shah Valley ...

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

  • Newark
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
  • Middletown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Middletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
  • Aberdeen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elkton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Havre de Grace
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kennett Square
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Elsmere
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Elsmere is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
  • Oxford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
  • New Castle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Perryville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shah Valley ...

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

Footnotes ...

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