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Welcome to Victorville ...

The city of Victorville is located in San Bernardino County<1>.



Victorville was established in 1895 and was incorporated September 21, 1962.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Victorville has a population of 123,134 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Victorville is 2,950 feet [899 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Victorville is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Victorville lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Victorville: (760) and (442)<4>

The ZIP codes for Victorville: 92392-92394<5>

Websites for Victorville ...

Official Website:   www.ci.victorville.ca.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.vvchamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Victorville had an population of 123,134 people. This is an increase of 6.24% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 92.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Victorville had a population of 115,903 people (or 5.69% of the total population of San Bernardino County). This makes Victorville the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Victorville represents 0.31% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 50th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 115,903 people, the population of Victorville increased 81.02% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 64,029 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Victorville.

Communities near Victorville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Victorville.

  • Hesperia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperia
    • Hesperia is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,911 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesperia <6>
  • Apple Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Adelanto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelanto
    • Adelanto is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,537 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adelanto <6>
  • Oro Grande
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • South Adelanto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Adelanto
    • South Adelanto is located in San Bernardino County
  • Bell Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Mountain
    • Bell Mountain is located in San Bernardino County
  • La Delta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Delta
    • La Delta is located in San Bernardino County
  • The Mesa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Mesa
    • The Mesa is located in San Bernardino County
  • Oak Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Summit Terrace
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Terrace
    • Summit Terrace is located in San Bernardino County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Victorville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Victorville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Victorville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Victorville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Victorville. Our list includes 17 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Victorville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Victorville ...

Looking for more information about Victorville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Victorville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Victorville.

Adding Victorville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Victorville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Victorville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Victorville post office opened in 1903.

We also found Victorville mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Victorville.

The official website for Victorville: www.ci.victorville.ca.us/

The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Bernardino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Victorville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Victorville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (442) is an overlay for area code (760).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Victorville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Victorville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Victorville includes: 92392, 92393 & 92394.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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