Apple Valley, California
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Victorville-Hesperia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92307. The Survey maps it on the Apple Valley North quadrangle. 75,791 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,946 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1932 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 50 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1932 against another survey:
Population over time
2 figuresApple Valley grew from 69,135 to 75,791 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 69,135 | |
| 2020 | 75,791 | +6,656 (+10%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1932 USGS Barstow quadrangle1:125000
- 1934 USGS Barstow quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Apple Valley quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Apple Valley North quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1982 USGS Victorville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
225 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 225 fires within 5 miles of Apple Valley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 672 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 32 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 136 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | ASSIST |
| 8 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | VIENTO |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | SANTA FE |
| 29 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Apple Valley: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Montmorillonite, Clay, Talc-Soapstone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lif Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Robertson Clay Mine | Montmorillonite, Clay | Producer | ||
| Victorite Quarry | Talc-Soapstone | Past Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Hills | 2.0 miles | 35 | |
| Cotners Corner | 2.2 miles | 35 | |
| Lone Wolf Colony | 2.6 miles | 35 | |
| Ranchos del Oro | 3.7 miles | 35 | |
| Thunderbird Ranches | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Spring Valley Lake | 4.4 miles | 29 | |
| Desert Knolls | 4.5 miles | 24 | |
| Desert Knolls Manor | 4.8 miles | 21 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Apple Valley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q621372 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660259. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.










