Victor Valley

For the highschool, see Victor Valley High School. For the college, see Victor Valley College. For the mall, see The Mall of Victor Valley.

Victor Valley is a subregion of Southern California, north of the San Bernardino Mountains in the Mojave Desert. It is located in San Bernardino County and situated east of the Antelope Valley and north of the Cucamonga Valley. The Victor Valley is part of the Inland Empire subregion of the Greater Los Angeles Area. Out of 4 incorporated cities, the largest one is Victorville.

Geography

Cities and towns

The Victor Valley contains only 4 incorporated towns and cities, but has 15 unincorporated communities. Adding the population of them all, the Victor Valley is about the same size as the city of Oakland. The Victor Valley has an estimated population of 390,000. The densest human population is in a 10-mile radius from Victorville in a rural desert region.

Over 100,000 population

Victorville (population 121,096)

Over 50,000 population

Hesperia (population 92,147)
Apple Valley (population 70,924)

Over 20,000 population

Adelanto (population 31,765)

Under 20,000 population

Daggett, California
El Mirage
Helendale
Hinkley
Hodge
Lenwood
Lucerne Valley (technically in its own geographic valley, but in the civic/economic sense a part of the Victor Valley)
Newberry Springs
Oak Hills
Oro Grande
Phelan
Pinon Hills
Spring Valley Lake (inside of Victorville)
Yermo

Attractions

Calico Ghost Town near Barstow
Victor Valley Museum and Art Gallery in Apple Valley
Mojave Narrows Regional Park in Victorville
The Route 66 Museum in Victorville
Skiing in Wrightwood

Infrastructure

Transportation

Interstate 15—the main freeway through the Victor Valley.
U.S. Route 395
State Route 18
Interstate 40—starts in Barstow

Public transportation is provided by the Victor Valley Transit Authority in most of the Victor Valley, and by Barstow Area Transit in Barstow and its surrounding areas. The two systems connect to each other Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday the service is called B-V Link. Amtrak serves Victorville and Barstow with once-daily trips on the Southwest Chief, and connecting Amtrak California Thruway bus service several times daily. Similarly, Greyhound Lines serves Victorville and Barstow.

Cemeteries

The Victor Valley Memorial Park is located on Center Street.^[1]^[2] Notable burials there include Nolie Murray, founder of Murray's Dude Ranch,^[3] and golfer Lloyd Mangrum.^[4]

References

Inland Empire

Counties	Riverside San Bernardino

Major cities	Riverside San Bernardino

Cities and towns 100k+	Corona Fontana Moreno Valley Murrieta Ontario Rancho Cucamonga Temecula Victorville

Cities and towns 25k–100k	Apple Valley Banning Beaumont Cathedral City Chino Chino Hills Coachella Colton Desert Hot Springs Eastvale Hemet Hesperia Highland Indio Jurupa Valley Lake Elsinore Menifee Montclair Norco Palm Desert Palm Springs Perris Redlands Rialto Rubidoux San Jacinto Twentynine Palms Upland Valle Vista Wildomar Yucaipa

Cities and towns 10k–25k	Adelanto Barstow Big Bear City Bloomington Blythe Cabazon Canyon Lake Crestline Glen Avon Grand Terrace La Quinta Loma Linda Mira Loma Pedley Rancho Mirage Twentynine Palms Yucca Valley

Cities and towns under 10k	Big Bear Lake Calimesa Devore El Cerrito Oak Glen Highgrove Home Gardens Indian Wells Joshua Tree Lake Arrowhead Mentone Muscoy Needles Romoland San Antonio Heights Sunnyslope Wrightwood Woodcrest

Regions	Coachella Valley Cucamonga Valley Elsinore Trough High Desert Morongo Basin Perris Plain Plains of Leon San Bernardino Mountains San Bernardino Valley San Jacinto Mountains San Jacinto Valley Santa Ana Mountains Temescal Mountains Victor Valley

Greater Los Angeles Area

Central city	Los Angeles

Counties	Los Angeles Orange Riverside San Bernardino Ventura

Satellite cities	Long Beach Riverside San Bernardino

Cities >200k	Anaheim Fontana Huntington Beach Irvine Long Beach Moreno Valley Oxnard Riverside San Bernardino Santa Ana

Cities and towns 100k−200k	Burbank Corona Costa Mesa Downey East Los Angeles El Monte Fontana Fullerton Garden Grove Glendale Huntington Beach Inglewood Lancaster Murrieta Norwalk Ontario Orange Palmdale Pasadena Pomona Rancho Cucamonga Rialto Santa Clarita Simi Valley Temecula Thousand Oaks Torrance Ventura Victorville West Covina

Area regions	Los Angeles metropolitan area Antelope Valley Central Los Angeles Coachella Valley Colorado Desert Conejo Valley Downtown Los Angeles East Los Angeles Gateway Cities Greater Hollywood Harbor Area Inland Empire Mojave Desert Northwest Los Angeles Palos Verdes Peninsula Pomona Valley San Bernardino Valley San Fernando Valley San Gabriel Valley Santa Ana Valley Santa Clarita Valley Simi Valley South Bay South Los Angeles Victor Valley Westside Los Angeles

Landforms	Los Angeles Basin Baldwin Hills (range) Catalina Island Channel Islands Chino Hills Hollywood Hills Oxnard Plain Palos Verdes Hills Puente Hills San Fernando Valley San Gabriel Mountains San Gabriel Valley San Jacinto Mountains Santa Ana Mountains Santa Monica Mountains Santa Susana Mountains Sierra Pelona Mountains Simi Hills Verdugo Mountains

Bodies of water	Los Angeles River Aliso Creek Arroyo Calabasas Arroyo Seco Ballona Creek Bell Creek Big Bear Lake Coyote Creek Lake Arrowhead Lake Gregory Lake Perris Lake Piru Los Angeles Aqueduct Malibu Creek Mojave River Pacific Ocean Pyramid Lake Rio Hondo San Gabriel River San Juan Creek San Pedro Bay Santa Ana River Santa Clara River Santa Margarita River Santa Monica Bay Tujunga Wash

State of California

Sacramento (capital)

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Coordinates: 34°30′N 117°18′W / 34.5°N 117.3°W / 34.5; -117.3

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