Victor Valley

Arid valley in southern California, United States

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

The Victor Valley is a valley in the Mojave Desert and subregion of the Inland Empire, in San Bernardino County in Southern California.

It is located east of the Mojave's Antelope Valley, north of the Cajon Pass and the San Bernardino Valley, northeast of the San Gabriel Mountains, and northwest of the San Bernardino Mountains, and south of the Barstow area. The Mojave River flows northwards through the Victor Valley, primarily via underground aquifers.

Aerial image of Victor Valley

## Contents

* 1 Geography
* 1.1 Cities and towns
* 1.1.1 Over 100,000 population
* 1.1.2 Over 50,000 population
* 1.1.3 Over 20,000 population
* 1.1.4 Under 20,000 population
* 2 Transportation
* 2.1 Rail
* 2.2 Public transportation
* 2.3 Highways
* 2.4 Air
* 3 Government
* 3.1 Education
* 4 Attractions
* 5 See also
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## Geography[edit]

### Cities and towns[edit]

The Victor Valley contains four incorporated municipalities. The largest is Victorville. The rural desert valley region also has 15 unincorporated communities.

The Victor Valley has an estimated population of 550,000. The densest population is within a 10 miles (16 km) radius surrounding Victorville.

#### Over 100,000 population[edit]

* Victorville (population 122,312)

#### Over 50,000 population[edit]

* Hesperia (population 95,274)
* Apple Valley (population 73,508)

#### Over 20,000 population[edit]

* Adelanto (population 34,160)

#### Under 20,000 population[edit]

* Baldy Mesa
* Bell Mountain
* Bryman
* El Mirage
* Helendale
* La Delta
* Lucerne Valley—separate geographic valley to east, part of "cultural/economic" Victor Valley area.
* Mojave Heights
* Mountain View Acres
* Oak Hills
* Oro Grande
* Phelan
* Piñon Hills
* Silver Lakes
* Spring Valley Lake

## Transportation[edit]

The Victor Valley Transportation Center is an intermodal transit center in Victorville, that is served by Amtrak, Greyhound, the Victor Valley Transit Authority and military shuttles to Fort Irwin. The center also serves as a Park and Ride facility for carpooling commuters.

### Rail[edit]

Amtrak serves Victorville and Barstow with once-daily trips on the Southwest Chief, and connecting Amtrak California Thruway bus service several times daily.

The planned Brightline West high-speed rail line to Las Vegas will terminate at the Victor Valley station until it is extended to Los Angeles or Palmdale.

### Public transportation[edit]

Public transportation, provided by the Victor Valley Transit Authority (VVTA), serves most of cities and communities of the Victor Valley area. VVTA offers subsidized tickets for Greyhound Line busses to Barstow and San Bernardino. The Barstow Area Transit serves Barstow and its surrounding communities to the north. The two transit systems connect via the B-V Link service. Amtrak also serves the Valley at Victorville station.

The interstate Greyhound Lines transport system busses stops at the Victor Valley Transportation Center.

### Highways[edit]

* Interstate 15—primary freeway through the Victor Valley.
* U.S. Route 395
* Historic U.S. Route 66
* California State Route 18—Rim of the World Highway
* California State Route 138—Pearblossom Highway

### Air[edit]

* Victorville Airport (Southern California Logistics Airport), charter and general aviation, no commercial passenger services.
* Apple Valley Airport, general aviation, fuel, aircraft rental, flight instruction.
* Hesperia Airport, general aviation.

## Government[edit]

Political representation includes:

* California's 8th congressional district
* California's 21st State Senate district
* California's 33rd State Assembly district

### Education[edit]

* Victor Valley College
* Victor Valley Union High School District

## Attractions[edit]

* Victor Valley Museum and Art Gallery—in Apple Valley.[1]
* The California Route 66 Museum—in Victorville.
* Mojave Narrows Regional Park—at the surfacing of the Mojave River, in Victorville.
* The Mall of Victor Valley
* Victor Valley Memorial Park—in Victorville.[2][3]
* Hulaville Forest, site of former folk art environment.

Nearby summer/winter recreation

* San Gabriel Mountains \+ Angeles National Forest, including Wrightwood area.
* San Bernardino Mountains \+ San Bernardino National Forest.

## See also[edit]

* Mojave Desert topics

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Victor Valley Museum Apple Valley California San Bernardino County Photograph". www.aeve.com. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
2. ^ "Victor Valley Mortuary". Victor Valley Mortuary. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
3. ^ "Victor Valley Memorial Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 34°31′52″N 117°17′22″W﻿ / ﻿34.53111°N 117.28944°W﻿ / 34.53111; -117.28944

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Victor Valley.

* Victorvalleyca.com: Victor Valley, California website

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Major cities|

* Riverside
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Cities and towns
100k+|

* Corona
* Fontana
* Jurupa Valley
* Menifee
* Moreno Valley
* Murrieta
* Ontario
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* Rialto
* Temecula
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Cities and towns
25k–100k|

* Adelanto
* Apple Valley
* Banning
* Barstow
* Beaumont
* Cathedral City
* Chino
* Chino Hills
* Coachella
* Colton
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* Eastvale
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Cities and towns
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* Big Bear City
* Bloomington
* Blythe
* Calimesa
* Canyon Lake
* Crestline
* Grand Terrace
* Home Gardens
* Lake Arrowhead
* Loma Linda
* Mead Valley
* Muscoy
* Rancho Mirage
* Valle Vista
* Woodcrest
* Yucca Valley

Cities and towns
under 10k|

* Big Bear Lake
* Cabazon
* El Cerrito
* Oak Glen
* Highgrove
* Indian Wells
* Joshua Tree
* Mentone
* Needles
* Romoland
* San Antonio Heights
* Wrightwood

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* Cucamonga Valley
* Elsinore Trough
* High Desert
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* Perris Plain
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* Temecula Valley
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Municipalities and communities of San Bernardino County, California, United States

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* Adelanto
* Apple Valley
* Barstow
* Big Bear Lake
* Chino
* Chino Hills
* Colton
* Fontana
* Grand Terrace
* Hesperia
* Highland
* Loma Linda
* Montclair
* Needles
* Ontario
* Rancho Cucamonga
* Redlands
* Rialto
* San Bernardino
* Twentynine Palms
* Upland
* Victorville
* Yucaipa
* Yucca Valley

CDPs|

* Baker
* Big Bear City
* Big River
* Bloomington
* Bluewater
* Crestline
* Fort Irwin
* Homestead Valley
* Joshua Tree
* Lake Arrowhead
* Lenwood
* Lucerne Valley
* Lytle Creek
* Mentone
* Morongo Valley
* Mountain View Acres
* Muscoy
* Oak Glen
* Oak Hills
* Phelan
* Piñon Hills
* Running Springs
* San Antonio Heights
* Searles Valley
* Silver Lakes
* Spring Valley Lake
* Wrightwood
* Yermo

Unincorporated
communities|

* Amboy
* Angelus Oaks
* Argus
* Arrowhead Highlands
* Arrowbear Lake
* Arrowhead Farms
* Baldy Mesa
* Bell Mountain
* Blue Jay
* Bryman
* Cadiz
* Cajon Junction
* Cedar Glen
* Cedarpines Park
* Cima
* Crafton
* Crest Park
* Cushenbury
* Daggett
* Danby
* Declezville
* Earp
* El Mirage
* Essex
* Fawnskin
* Fenner
* Forest Falls
* Goffs
* Green Valley Lake
* Guasti
* Halloran Springs
* Havasu Lake
* Helendale
* Hinkley
* Hodge
* Ivanpah
* Johnson Valley
* Kramer
* Kramer Hills
* Kramer Junction
* La Delta
* Landers
* Ludlow
* Mars
* Mojave Heights
* Mount Baldy
* Mountain Home Village
* Mountain Pass
* Newberry Springs
* Nipton
* Oro Grande
* Parker Dam
* Patton
* Pioneer Point
* Pioneertown
* Red Mountain
* Rimforest
* Skyforest
* Sugarloaf
* Sunfair
* Sunfair Heights
* Trona
* Twin Peaks
* Venus
* Vidal
* Vidal Junction
* Wonder Valley
* Zzyzx

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* Fort Mojave Indian Reservation‡
* San Manuel Reservation
* Twenty-Nine Palms Reservation
* Colorado River Indian Tribes‡

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* Afton
* Agua Mansa
* Atolia
* Bagdad
* Barnwell
* Beal
* Belleville
* Calico
* Calzona
* Chambless
* Crucero
* Hart
* Ivanpah
* Kelso
* Lanfair
* Milligan
* Olive City
* Pasinogna
* Politana
* Prado
* Providence
* Ragtown
* Rice
* Rincon
* Seventeen Mile Point
* Siberia
* Silver Lake
* Vanderbilt

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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