Victor Valley is a subregion of Southern California

Southern California

Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...

 north of the San Bernardino Mountains

San Bernardino Mountains

The San Bernardino Mountains are a short transverse mountain range north and east of San Bernardino in Southern California in the United States. The mountains run for approximately 60 miles east-west on the southern edge of the Mojave Desert in southwestern San Bernardino County, north of the...

 in the Mojave Desert

Mojave Desert

The Mojave Desert occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, in the United States...

. It is located in San Bernardino County

San Bernardino County, California

San Bernardino County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,035,210, up from 1,709,434 as of the 2000 census...

 and situated east of the Antelope Valley

Antelope Valley

The Antelope Valley in California, United States, is located in northern Los Angeles County and the southeastern portion of Kern County, California, and constitutes the western tip of the Mojave Desert...

 and north of the Cucamonga Valley

Cucamonga Valley

The Cucamonga Valley is a region between the Los Angeles and San Bernardino areas, in San Bernardino County and Riverside County, of California, United States. It is located east of the Pomona Valley and it is a major site of wine production and is the location of the Cucamonga Valley AVA, a...

. The Victor Valley is part of the 14th largest metropolitan area, the Inland Empire

Inland Empire (California)

The Inland Empire is a region in Southern California. The region sits directly east of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Inland Empire most commonly is used in reference to the U.S. Census Bureau's federally-defined Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area, which covers more than...

. Out of 6 incorporated cities, the largest one is Victorville

Victorville, California

Victorville is a city located in the Victor Valley of southwestern San Bernardino County, California. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2010 census, the city had a population of 115,903, up from 64,030 at the 2000 census.-Geography and climate:...

.

Cities and towns

The Victor Valley contains only 5 incorporated

Municipal corporation

A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. Municipal incorporation occurs when such municipalities become self-governing entities under the laws of the state or province in which...

 towns and cities, but has 15 unincorporated communities. Adding the population of them all, the Victor Valley is larger than the cities of Anaheim

Anaheim, California

Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States...

 or Bakersfield

Bakersfield, California

Bakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively....

. The Victor Valley has an estimated population of 350,000. The densest human population is in a 10-mile radius from Victorville in a rural desert region.

Over 50,000 population

• Hesperia
  Hesperia, California
  Hesperia is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is located in the Mojave Desert north of San Bernardino. The locals refer to the surrounding area as the High Desert...
  
   (population 87,456)
• Apple Valley
  Apple Valley, California
  -Climate:*On average, the warmest month is July.*The highest recorded temperature was in 2002.*On average, the coolest month is December.*The lowest recorded temperature was in 1949.*The most precipitation on average occurs in February.-History:...
  
   (population 69,135)

Over 20,000 population

• Barstow
  Barstow, California
  Barstow is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 22,639 at the 2010 census, up from 21,119 at the 2000 census. Barstow is located north of San Bernardino....
  
    (population 22,639)
• Adelanto
  Adelanto, California
  Adelanto is a city in San Bernardino County, California about northwest of Victorville. The population was 31,765 at the 2010 census, up from 18,130 at the 2000 census.-Name:...
  
   (population 31,765)

Under 20,000 population

• Daggett, California
  Daggett, California
  Daggett is an unincorporated town located in San Bernardino County, California in the United States. The town is located on Interstate 40 ten miles East of Barstow. The town has a population of about 200. The ZIP code is 92327 and the community is inside area code 760.-History:The town was...
  
  
• El Mirage
  El Mirage, California
  El Mirage is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States. El Mirage is west-northwest of Adelanto....
  
  
• Helendale
  Helendale, California
  Helendale is an unincorporated community located in San Bernardino County, California, on historic Route 66 west of the Mojave Freeway, between Barstow and Victorville, in the Victor Valley. It includes the Helendale resort community of Silver Lakes.-History:...
  
  
• Hinkley
  Hinkley, California
  Hinkley is an unincorporated community in the Mojave Desert in California, U.S., northwest of Barstow, east of Mojave, and north of Victorville. It sits just north of California State Highway 58....
  
  
• Hodge
  Hodge, California
  Hodge is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Hodge is located along historic U.S. Route 66 west-southwest of Barstow....
  
  
• Lenwood
  Lenwood, California
  Lenwood is a census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 3,543 at the 2010 census, up from 3,222 at the 2000 census...
  
  
• Lucerne Valley
  Lucerne Valley, California
  Lucerne Valley is a census-designated place located in the Mojave Desert of western San Bernardino County, California. It lies east of the Victor Valley, whose population nexus includes Victorville, Apple Valley, and Hesperia...
  
   (technically in its own geographic valley, but in the civic/economic sense a part of the Victor Valley)
• Newberry Springs, California
  Newberry Springs, California
  Newberry Springs is an unincorporated area in the western Mojave Desert of Southern California, located at the foot of the Newberry Mountains in San Bernardino County, California, USA...
  
  
• Oak Hills
• Oro Grande
  Oro Grande, California
  Oro Grande is an unincorporated community in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California, United States. It lies on the city boundary of Victorville and Adelanto. It is at elevation in Victor Valley north of the San Bernardino mountain range. It is located on old Route 66 near...
  
  
• Phelan
  Phelan, California
  Phelan is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California, in the Victor Valley of the Mojave Desert, north of the San Gabriel Mountains. The population was 14,304 in the 2010 census.-Geography:...
  
  
• Pinon Hills
  Pinon Hills, California
  Piñon Hills is a census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California, near the Los Angeles Countyline. It is located along Pearblossom Highway, 28 miles east of Palmdale, and 15 miles west of the Cajon Pass where Pearblossom Highway meets Interstate 15. The town lies within 25 miles of...
  
  
• Spring Valley Lake
  Spring Valley Lake, California
  Spring Valley Lake is a census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California. Spring Valley Lake sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Spring Valley Lake's population was 8,220.-Geography:...
  
   (inside of Victorville)
• Summit Valley
• Yermo
  Yermo, California
  Yermo is a town in San Bernardino County, California. Its name is derived from the Spanish word for wilderness. It is located 13 miles east of Barstow in the Mojave Desert on Interstate 15, just south of the Calico Mountains...
  
  

Attractions

• Calico Ghost Town
  Calico, California
  Calico is a ghost town and former mining town in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Located in the Calico Mountains of the Mojave Desert region of Southern California, it was founded in 1881 as a silver mining town, and today has been converted into a county park. Located off...
  
   near Barstow
  Barstow, California
  Barstow is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 22,639 at the 2010 census, up from 21,119 at the 2000 census. Barstow is located north of San Bernardino....
  
  
• Victor Valley Museum and Art Gallery in Apple Valley
  Apple Valley, California
  -Climate:*On average, the warmest month is July.*The highest recorded temperature was in 2002.*On average, the coolest month is December.*The lowest recorded temperature was in 1949.*The most precipitation on average occurs in February.-History:...
  
  
• Mojave Narrows Regional Park in Victorville
  Victorville, California
  Victorville is a city located in the Victor Valley of southwestern San Bernardino County, California. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2010 census, the city had a population of 115,903, up from 64,030 at the 2000 census.-Geography and climate:...
  
  
• The Route 66 Museum in Victorville
  Victorville, California
  Victorville is a city located in the Victor Valley of southwestern San Bernardino County, California. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2010 census, the city had a population of 115,903, up from 64,030 at the 2000 census.-Geography and climate:...
  
  
• Skiing in Wrightwood
  Wrightwood, California
  Wrightwood is a census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California. It sits at an elevation of . The population was 4,525 at the 2010 census.-History:...
  
  

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

Victor Valley Transit Authority

Victor Valley Transit Authority , the second largest transit operator in San Bernardino County , is a transit agency providing bus service in the Victor Valley, California area.-Origins of the VVTA:...

 in most of the Victor Valley, and by Barstow Area Transit

Barstow Area Transit

Barstow Area Transit is the city of Barstow's transportation service for the city and the surrounding areas of San Bernardino County, California, including the communities of Hinkley, Lenwood, Grandview, Yermo, Harvard, Daggett and Newberry Springs....

 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

Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...

 serves Victorville

Victorville (Amtrak station)

The Victor Valley Transportation Center is an intermodal transit center 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 car-pooling commuters...

 and Barstow

Harvey House Railroad Depot

The Harvey House Railroad Depot, known as the Casa del Desierto - its original name, is a former Fred Harvey Harvey House located in Barstow, in the Mojave Desert within San Bernardino County, California...

 with once-daily trips on the Southwest Chief

Southwest Chief

The Southwest Chief is a passenger train operated by Amtrak on a 2256-mile BNSF route through the Midwestern and Southwestern United States. It runs from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California, passing through Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and California...

, and connecting Amtrak California

Amtrak California

Amtrak California is a brand name used by the Caltrans Division of Rail for all state-supported Amtrak rail routes within the U.S. State of California...

 Thruway bus service several times daily. Similarly, Greyhound Lines

Greyhound Lines

Greyhound Lines, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas, is an intercity common carrier of passengers by bus serving over 3,700 destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, operating under the well-known logo of a leaping greyhound. It was founded in Hibbing, Minnesota, USA, in 1914 and...

serves Victorville and Barstow.