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Welcome to Muncy Valley ...

Muncy Valley is located in Sullivan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Muncy Valley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

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

Muncy Valley is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Muncy Valley: 570 & 272<3>

The ZIP code for Muncy Valley: 17758<4>

Communities near Muncy Valley ...

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

  • Montoursville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Muncy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncy <5>
  • Montgomery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Muncy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
  • Millville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Benton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Turbotville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Dushore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • New Albany
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Laporte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Muncy Valley ...

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

Adding Muncy Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Muncy Valley post office opened in 1878.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Sullivan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Muncy 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 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Muncy Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Muncy 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 Muncy Valley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Muncy 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/