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Welcome to Valley Head ...

Valley Head is located in Randolph County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valley Head, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.

Valley Head is 2,370 feet [722 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Valley Head is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Valley Head: 304 & 681<3>

The ZIP code for Valley Head: 26294<4>

Communities Also Named Valley Head ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Valley Head - they are located in Alabama and Georgia.

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

Communities near Valley Head ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valley Head ...

Looking for more information about Valley Head? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Valley Head, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Valley Head.

Adding Valley Head to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Valley Head 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 Valley Head was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Valley Head post office opened in 1852.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Valley Head - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Valley Head area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Valley Head 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 Valley Head). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Valley Head or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/