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Welcome to Beaver Valley ...

Beaver Valley is located in Cambria County<1>.

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

Beaver Valley is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Beaver Valley: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Beaver Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Beaver Valley: This one is located in Cambria County and the other is located in Columbia County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 6 communities that are also named Beaver Valley - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Illinois, Saskatchewan and Washington.

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

Communities near Beaver Valley ...

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

  • Altoona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hollidaysburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tyrone
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Northern Cambria
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
  • Ebensburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Barnesboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Nanty Glo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Portage
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Spangler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Spangler is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Bellwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beaver Valley ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Cambria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beaver 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Beaver Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Beaver Valley 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.