Welcome to Happy Valley ...

Happy Valley is located in Caldwell County<1>.

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

Happy Valley is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Happy Valley: 828

Communities Also Named Happy Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Happy Valley: This one is located in Caldwell County and the other is located in Buncombe County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 32 communities that are also named Happy Valley - they are located in Alaska (2), British Columbia, California (4), Florida, Georgia (3), Hawaii, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Happy Valley ...

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

• Boone
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Boone is located in Watauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <3>
• Lenoir
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
  • Former name for Lenoir:
  • Tucker's Barn
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <3>
• Morganton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Morganton is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganton <3>
• Sawmills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
• Granite Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Granite Falls is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <3>
• Valdese
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Valdese is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdese
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valdese <3>
• Gamewell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
• Hudson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hudson is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
  • Former name for Hudson:
  • Hudsonville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
• Cajah's Mountain
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
• Drexel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Drexel is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 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 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.