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Welcome to Happy Valley ...

Happy Valley is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

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

Happy Valley is 720 feet [219 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: 603

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, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, 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.

Communities near Happy Valley ...

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

  • Keene
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
    • Keene is located in Cheshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <3>
  • Goffstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goffstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffstown
    • Goffstown is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,136 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goffstown <3>
  • Milford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Milford is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,515 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <3>
  • Amherst
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Amherst is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <3>
  • Winchendon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
    • Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
  • Weare
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weare
    • Weare is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weare <3>
  • Swanzey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Peterborough
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterborough have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterborough
    • Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterborough <3>
  • Ashburnham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
    • Ashburnham is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
  • Rindge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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 New Hampshire's counties, including Hillsborough, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.