Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 3.0
Paradise Valley’s post office opened in 1871, and 2 of its places are on the National Register
Most of Paradise Valley was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986. 2 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 7 buildings.
How Paradise Valley began
When was Paradise Valley founded?
The Paradise Valley post office opened in 1871, the earliest record of the town by name.
2 listings protect 8 historic buildings
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Questions about Paradise Valley’s history
What year was Paradise Valley founded?
The Paradise Valley post office opened in 1871, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What is on the National Register in Paradise Valley?
Two places: the Micca House (listed 1975) and the Paradise Valley Ranger Station (1996).
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From the National Register of Historic Places (2), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.