October 9, 2014

VIA EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, DC 20549

RE: Nuveen California Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (File Nos. 333-187008 and 811-05235)

Dear Sir or Madam:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), I hereby certify on behalf of Nuveen California Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) that the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) under the 1933 Act would not have differed from those included as part of Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, which was filed electronically with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001193125-14-363348 on October 3, 2014.

Please do not hesitate to contact me at (202) 373-6725 should you have any questions.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Thomas S. Harmon

Thomas S. Harmon