Welcome to Green Valley ...
Green Valley is located in Shawano County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Green Valley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1957.
A typical abbreviation for Green Valley: Green Vly. (or less commonly used: Green Vally. or Green Vlly.)
Green Valley is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Green Valley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Green Valley: 920 & 274<3>
The ZIP code for Green Valley: 54127<4>
Communities Also Named Green Valley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 47 communities that are also named Green Valley - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, California (4), Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina (2), Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (7), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (4) and West Virginia (3).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Green Valley.
Communities near Green Valley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Green Valley.
- Howard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Howard is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,346 people
- Suamico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Suamico is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
- Shawano
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shawano is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
- Pulaski
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pulaski is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Seymour
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Seymour is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
- Oconto Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Bonduel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bonduel is located in Shawano County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Gillett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gillett is located in Oconto County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Cecil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cecil is located in Shawano County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Lena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lena is located in Oconto County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
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 Green Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Green Valley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Green 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 Green Valley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Green Valley.
Adding Green Valley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Green Valley 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 (so far) for Green Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Green Valley post office opened in 1957.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Green Valley.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Shawano, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Green Valley - 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 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Green Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Green Valley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Green Valley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Green Valley or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |