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Welcome to Valley Center ...

Valley Center is located in Salt Lake County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Valley Center: Valley Ctr. (or less commonly used: Valley Cen., Valley Cent. or Valley Cntr.)

Valley Center is 4,320 feet [1,317 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Valley Center is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Valley Center lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Valley Center: 801 & 385<3>

Communities Also Named Valley Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Valley Center - they are located in California, Kansas, Michigan and Virginia.

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

Communities near Valley Center ...

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

  • Salt Lake City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • West Valley City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • West Jordan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sandy is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <4>
  • South Jordan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lehi
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lehi is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <4>
  • Herriman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Draper
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <4>
  • Riverton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bountiful
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bountiful is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,921 people
    • Former names for Bountiful:
    • Calls Settlement
    • North Canyon Settlement
    • North Canyon Ward
    • North Mill Creek Canyon Ward
    • Sessions Settlement
    • Stoker
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bountiful <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 Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valley Center.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valley Center ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Salt Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Valley Center - 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 801 code has been Overlayed with the 385 area code. New phone numbers in the Valley Center area will be assigned with one of these codes: 801 or 385. As a result, placing a call in the Valley Center area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.