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Welcome to Sun Valley ...

Sun Valley is located in Monroe County<1>.

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

Sun Valley is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Sun Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Sun Valley - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (2), British Columbia, California, Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Maryland (2), Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas (4), Virginia (2) and West Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Sun Valley ...

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

  • East Stroudsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Stroudsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Palmerton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
  • Lehighton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bangor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bangor is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <3>
  • Jim Thorpe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
    • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
    • East Mauch Chunk
    • Mauch Chunk
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <3>
  • Slatington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Pen Argyl
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pocono
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Bath
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bath is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,756 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sun Valley ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sun 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.