Victor Valley, California
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Victor Valley is a region 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 linked economically with the Inland Empire and is the largest metropolitan area between San Bernardino and Las Vegas.
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[edit] 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
[edit] Major Highways
- Interstate 15 -- the main freeway through the Victor Valley.
- U.S. Route 395
- State Route 18
- Interstate 40 -- starts in Barstow
[edit] Cities and towns
The Victor Valley contains only 5 incorporated towns and cities, but has 15 unincorporated communities. Adding the population of them all, the Victor Valley is larger than Anaheim or Bakersfield.The Victor Valley has an estimated population of 350,000.
[edit] Over 100,000 population
- Victorville(population 102,639)
[edit] Over 50,000 population
- Hesperia(population 84,253)
- Apple Valley(population 77,945)
[edit] Over 20,000 population
[edit] Under 20,000 population
- Baldy Mesa (technically in the San Gabriel Mountains)
- El Mirage (technically part of the Antelope Valley)
- Helendale
- Hinkley
- Hodge
- Lenwood
- Lucerne Valley (technically in its own geographic valley, but in the civic/economic sense a part of the Victor Valley)
- Oak Hills
- Oro Grande
- Phelan (technically part of the Antelope Valley)
- Pinon Hills (technically part of the Antelope Valley)
- Spring Valley Lake (inside of Victorville)
- Summit Valley
- Wrightwood (technically in the San Gabriel Mountains)
- Yermo
