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Welcome to Walker Valley ...

Walker Valley is located in Ulster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walker Valley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1862.

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

Walker Valley is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Walker Valley: 845 & 329<3>

The ZIP code for Walker Valley: 12588<4>

Websites for Walker Valley ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

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

Communities near Walker Valley ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walker Valley ...

Looking for more information about Walker 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.

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

Adding Walker Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walker Valley 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 (so far) for Walker Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Walker Valley post office opened in 1862.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Ulster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walker Valley - 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 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Walker Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Walker Valley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Walker Valley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Walker Valley or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/