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Welcome to Valley Junction ...

Valley Junction is located in Polk County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Valley Junction: Valley Jct. (or less commonly used: Valley Jctn.)

Valley Junction is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Valley Junction lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Valley Junction: 503 & 971<3>

Communities Also Named Valley Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Valley Junction - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (2), Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Valley Junction ...

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

  • Dallas
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sheridan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Willamina
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Amity
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Amity is located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,722 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amity <4>
  • Falls City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Buell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Buell is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
  • Dolph ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Dolph is located in Tillamook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
  • Bellevue
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bellevue is located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellwood ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bellwood is located in Tillamook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Ellendale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellendale is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valley Junction ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Valley Junction - 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 503 code has been Overlayed with the 971 area code. New phone numbers in the Valley Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Valley Junction area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.