Welcome to Yucca Valley ...

The town of Yucca Valley is located in San Bernardino County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yucca Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1945.

The town was incorporated November 27, 1991.

A typical abbreviation for Yucca Valley: Yucca Vly. (or less commonly used: Yucca Vally. or Yucca Vlly.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Yucca Valley has a population of 21,787 people<2> (see below for details).

Yucca Valley is 3,260 feet [994 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Yucca Valley is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

The ZIP codes for Yucca Valley: 92284, 92286<5>

Websites for Yucca Valley ...

Official Website: www.yucca-valley.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Yucca Valley had an population of 21,787 people. This is an increase of 5.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 29.18% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Yucca Valley had a population of 20,700 people. This makes Yucca Valley the county's 21st most populous community.

The population of Yucca Valley represents 0.06% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 287th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 20,700 people, the population of Yucca Valley increased 22.74% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 16,865 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Yucca Valley.

Communities near Yucca Valley ...

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

• Desert Hot Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Hot Springs
  • Desert Hot Springs is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desert Hot Springs <6>
• Pioneertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneertown
  • Pioneertown is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneertown <6>
• Joshua Tree
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Tree
  • Joshua Tree is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joshua Tree <6>
• Morongo Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morongo Valley
  • Morongo Valley is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morongo Valley <6>
• Landers
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landers
  • Landers is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landers <6>
• Panorama Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Heights
  • Panorama Heights is located in San Bernardino County
• North Palm Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palm Springs
  • North Palm Springs is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Palm Springs <6>
• Garnet
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
  • Garnet is located in Riverside County
• Sky Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Valley
  • Sky Valley is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sky Valley <6>
• Bonnie Bell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Bell
  • Bonnie Bell is located in Riverside 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 Yucca Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yucca Valley.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yucca Valley. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Yucca Valley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yucca Valley ...

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

Adding Yucca Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yucca Valley 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 Yucca Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Yucca Valley post office opened in 1945.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yucca Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Yucca Valley: www.yucca-valley.org/

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

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