Mojave Desert Communities:
Apple Valley, California
Apple Valley is located in the Victor Valley of San Bernardino County, California, incorporated on November 14, 1988. The town of Apple Valley is located 10 miles east of neighboring Victorville, 37 miles (60 km) south of Barstow and 46 miles (74 km) north of San Bernardino through the Cajon Pass.
Geography
Apple Valley is located at 34°30'41?N, 117°12'43?W (34.511486, -117.212010)GR1.
Apple Valley is located near the southern edge of the Mojave Desert. It is bordered by Victorville on the west and Hesperia on the south sides.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 190.7 km˛ (73.6 mi˛) of which 189.9 km˛ (73.3 mi˛) is land and 0.8 km˛ (0.3 mi˛), or 0.39%, is water.
The elevation of Apple Valley is approximately 2,900 feet (880 m) above sea level.
Apple Valley is governed by a town council. The Mayor changes each December by a vote of the five-member Council.
Apple Valley was home to Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, whose museum was first established in Apple Valley (in 1967) before the museum was relocated to Victorville in 1976. Since 2003 the museum has been in Branson, Missouri, United States. Apple Valley is the final resting place for both Roy and Dale.
Apple Valley was also where most location filming was done for the Sky King TV series in the late 1950's.
Notable people from Apple Valley
Tug McGraw, former MLB pitcher
Jason Vargas, pitcher for the New York Mets
Tom Selleck, actor
Cuba Gooding, Jr., actor
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, singers
John W. Henry, owner of the Boston Red Sox.
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The Town of Apple Valley
Estimated population 68,886
San Bernardino County
Zip codes: 92307, 92308.
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