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Welcome to Sun Valley ...

The city of Sun Valley is located

Sun Valley is located in Lamar County<1>.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sun Valley has a population of 80 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Sun Valley is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sun Valley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Sun Valley: 903 & 430<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sun Valley had an population of 80 people. This is an increase of 15.94% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 56.86% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sun Valley had a population of 69 people. This makes Sun Valley the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 69 people, the population of Sun Valley increased 35.29% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 51 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sun Valley.

Communities Also Named Sun Valley ...

While we believe that this Sun Valley is located in Lamar County, we know of another 3 Texas communities named Sun Valley. Those communities are located in the following counties: El Paso, Harris and Hidalgo County.

Beyond Texas, 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), Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, 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.

  • Paris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bogata
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Bogata is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <5>
  • Detroit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Roxton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Deport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Toco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Toco is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Amherst
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Amherst is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Pattonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hinckley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hinckley is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
  • Novice
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Novice is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice

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 Texas' counties, including Lamar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Sun Valley.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sun Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Sun Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Sun Valley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.