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Welcome to Huntingdon Valley ...

Huntingdon Valley is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Huntingdon Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

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

Huntingdon Valley is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Huntingdon Valley: 19006<3>

Communities near Huntingdon Valley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Huntingdon 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 Huntingdon Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Huntingdon Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Huntingdon Valley ...

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

Adding Huntingdon Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Huntingdon 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 Huntingdon Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Huntingdon Valley post office opened in 1850.

We also found Huntingdon Valley in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Huntingdon Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Huntingdon Valley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Huntingdon Valley or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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