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Welcome to Center Valley ...

Center Valley is located in Lehigh County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Center Valley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

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

Center Valley is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Center Valley: 610, 484 & 835<3>

Communities Also Named Center Valley ...

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

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 6 communities that are also named Center Valley - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana (2), New York and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Center Valley ...

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

  • Allentown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethlehem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Easton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • Easton is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <4>
  • Phillipsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
  • Emmaus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Northampton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Perkasie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
    • Perkasie is located in Bucks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <4>
  • Quakertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Wilson is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
  • Souderton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souderton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souderton
    • Souderton is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,110 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Souderton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Center Valley ...

Looking for more information about Center 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 Center Valley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Center Valley.

Adding Center Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Center 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 for Center Valley was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lehigh, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Center 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 610 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 484 or 835. New phone numbers in the Center Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 610, 484 or 835. As a result, placing a call in the Center 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.
<5>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.