West Valley, New York

Infobox Settlement
official_name = West Valley, New York
settlement_type = Hamlet
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = New York
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Cattaraugus
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timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 487
elevation_ft = 1598
latd = 42 |latm = 24 |lats = 10 |latNS = N
longd = 78 |longm = 36 |longs = 36 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 14171
area_code = 716
blank_name = Phone exchange
blank_info = 942
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West Valley is a hamlet located within the town of Ashford in Cattaraugus County, New York, [United States. Located at the intersection of Cattaraugus County Route 53 and State Route 240, the hamlet is home to West Valley Central School and the West Valley Demonstration Project, a nuclear cleanup facility. Because of the presence of a school district, a telephone exchange (716-942), and a post office located in (and named after) the hamlet, many people mistake West Valley to be the name of an actual town or village. However, it is not recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau, nor does it have any autonomous government separate from the town of Ashford. It is the presumed home of Richie Place, a monster from local fokelore.