Welcome to Valley Falls ...

The village of Valley Falls is located in Rensselaer County<1>.

The location of Valley Falls has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valley Falls, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Valley Falls has a population of 456 people<3> (see below for details).

Valley Falls is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Valley Falls is located in the (518) area code.

Websites for Valley Falls ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.renscochamber.com/

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Valley Falls had an population of 456 people. This is a decrease of 2.15% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Valley Falls had a population of 466 people. This makes Valley Falls the county's 22nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 466 people, the population of Valley Falls decreased 5.09% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 491 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Valley Falls.

Communities Also Named Valley Falls ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Valley Falls - they are located in Kansas, Massachusetts, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Valley Falls ...

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

• Albany
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <5>
• Troy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
• Saratoga Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
  • Saratoga Springs is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga Springs <5>
• Cohoes
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoes
  • Cohoes is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cohoes <5>
• Bennington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
  • Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
• Watervliet
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
  • Watervliet is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
  • Former names for Watervliet:
  • Gibbonsville
  • Port Schuyler
  • West Troy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <5>
• Rensselaer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
  • Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <5>
• Colonie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
  • Colonie is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <5>
• Ballston Spa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Spa
  • Ballston Spa is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballston Spa <5>
• Mechanicville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicville
  • Mechanicville is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valley Falls ...

Looking for more information about Valley Falls? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Valley Falls, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Valley Falls.

Adding Valley Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Valley Falls in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Valley Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Valley Falls post office opened in 1854.

We also found Valley Falls in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Valley Falls.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valley Falls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rensselaer County: www.rensco.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/