Sun Valley British Columbia Map

About Sun Valley, British Columbia

Sun Valley is a community in New Westminster Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Sun Valley is located at 49.2833°N, 122.7333°W.

Sun Valley rests in a gentle embrace of rolling terrain, where the land begins its slow, deliberate tilt towards the Fraser River. It lies 27.7 km east of Vancouver, BC (from Vancouver, BC: bearing 85°T), and is situated 4.4 km east of Coquitlam. Here, the air often carries a damp sweetness, a whisper of the nearby Pacific, and the sunlight, particularly as it slants through the tall firs and cedars that punctuate the hillsides, possesses a diffused quality, softening the edges of the world. The landscape is a mosaic of well-tended gardens and wilder, untamed pockets, a place where the murmur of traffic from the greater urban sprawl fades into the rustle of leaves and the occasional call of a crow. It is a setting that suggests a quiet resilience, a place that has seen seasons turn and generations pass, settling into a comfortable, lived-in character. This particular stretch of New Westminster Land District has long been shaped by the fertile soil and its proximity to vital waterways. Historically, the area was a rich hunting and gathering ground for the Indigenous peoples of the Coast Salish territories, their presence a deep, resonant echo in the land itself. Later, as European settlement took hold, the rich agricultural potential of the region became its economic engine, with farms and orchards flourishing, feeding the growing population centers downstream. While large-scale agriculture has largely receded in favour of residential development, the legacy of those agrarian roots can still be felt in the names of streets and in the enduring beauty of the mature trees that were once part of cultivated fields. Sun Valley today is a place where the past is not forgotten, but rather layered beneath the everyday rhythm of modern life, a quiet testament to the enduring allure of this fertile land.

About This Sun Valley Map Page

Explore Sun Valley, British Columbia, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 49.283333, -122.73333. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Sun Valley includes the postal code (V3B), telephone area code (236, 250, 604, 672, 778). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Sun Valley is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.