Welcome to Hesperia ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hesperia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

The city was incorporated July 1, 1988.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hesperia has a population of 96,242 people<2> (see below for details).

Hesperia is 3,340 feet [1,018 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Hesperia is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Hesperia: (760) & (442)<4>

The ZIP codes for Hesperia: 92340, 92345<5>

Websites for Hesperia ...

Official Website:   www.cityofhesperia.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hesperiachamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hesperia had an population of 96,242 people. This is an increase of 6.73% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 53.79% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hesperia had a population of 90,173 people. This makes Hesperia the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Hesperia represents 0.24% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 78th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 90,173 people, the population of Hesperia increased 44.09% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 62,582 people).

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

Communities Also Named Hesperia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hesperia - they are located in Kansas and Michigan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hesperia.

Communities near Hesperia ...

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

• Victorville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victorville
  • Victorville is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victorville <6>
• Apple Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Apple Valley is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Valley <6>
• Adelanto
  (12 miles [19.3 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>
• Mountain View Acres
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Acres
  • Mountain View Acres is located in San Bernardino County
• Mountain View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain View is located in San Bernardino County
• Summit Terrace
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Terrace
  • Summit Terrace is located in San Bernardino County
• Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Cedar Springs is located in San Bernardino County
• South Adelanto
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Adelanto
  • South Adelanto is located in San Bernardino County
• The Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
  • The Village is located in San Bernardino County
• Cedarpines Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarpines Park
  • Cedarpines Park is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarpines Park <6>

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 Hesperia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hesperia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hesperia. 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 Hesperia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hesperia. Our list includes 13 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hesperia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hesperia ...

Looking for more information about Hesperia? 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 Hesperia, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hesperia.

Adding Hesperia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hesperia 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 Hesperia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Hesperia post office opened in 1888.

We also found Hesperia in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hesperia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hesperia: www.cityofhesperia.us/

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

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