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Welcome to Sun Valley Estates ...

Sun Valley Estates is located in Charles County<1>.

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

Sun Valley Estates is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sun Valley Estates: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Sun Valley Estates ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Sun Valley Estates - they are located in Texas and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Sun Valley Estates ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cccc-md.org/

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

Communities near Sun Valley Estates ...

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

  • Arlington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
  • Alexandria
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • La Plata
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cheverly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Cheverly is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheverly <4>
  • District Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Seat Pleasant
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Seat Pleasant is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seat Pleasant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,736 people
  • Capitol Heights
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Indian Head
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Forest Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
  • Fairmount Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Fairmount Heights is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sun Valley Estates ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Charles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sun Valley Estates - 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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Sun Valley Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Sun Valley Estates 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.