Welcome to Valley Junction ...

Valley Junction is located in York County<1>.

The location of Valley Junction has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valley Junction, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

A typical abbreviation for Valley Junction: Valley Jct. (or less commonly used: Valley Jctn.)

Valley Junction is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Valley Junction lies within the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Valley Junction ...

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

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 11 communities that are also named Valley Junction - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oregon, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Valley Junction ...

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

• York
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
• Westminster
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <4>
• Hanover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
• Gettysburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
  • Gettysburg is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <4>
• Taneytown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneytown
  • Taneytown is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taneytown <4>
• Hampstead
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
  • Hampstead is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <4>
• Red Lion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Red Lion is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lion <4>
• Manchester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• West York
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
  • West York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <4>
• Littlestown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlestown
  • Littlestown is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlestown <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 Valley Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valley Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valley Junction ...

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

Adding Valley Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Valley Junction 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 Valley Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Valley Junction post office opened in 1874.

We also found Valley Junction in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valley Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/