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Welcome to Rocky Valley ...

Rocky Valley is located in Bucks County<1>.

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

Rocky Valley is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Rocky Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rocky Valley - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Rocky Valley ...

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

  • Allentown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethlehem
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Easton
    (15 miles [24.1 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 <3>
  • Lansdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Phillipsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Northampton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Perkasie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Quakertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Doylestown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rocky Valley ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bucks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rocky Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.