Welcome to Sun Valley ...

Sun Valley is located in Anne Arundel County<1>.

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

Sun Valley is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Sun Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Sun Valley: This one is located in Anne Arundel County and the other is located in Carroll County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 28 communities that are also named Sun Valley - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (2), British Columbia, California, Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas (4), Virginia (2) and West Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Sun Valley ...

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

• Baltimore
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <3>
• Bowie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <3>
• Annapolis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Annapolis is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <3>
• Laurel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <3>
• Greenbelt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <3>
• New Carrollton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • New Carrollton is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carrollton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carrollton <3>
• Rock Hall
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Rock Hall is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hall <3>
• Highland Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
• Danza Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Danza Village is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danza Village
• Ferndale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ferndale is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sun Valley ...

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