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Welcome to Apple Valley Highlands ...

Apple Valley Highlands is located in San Bernardino County<1>.

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

Apple Valley Highlands is 3,160 feet [963 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Apple Valley Highlands is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Apple Valley Highlands: 760 & 442<3>

Communities near Apple Valley Highlands ...

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

  • Victorville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hesperia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hesperia is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,911 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesperia <4>
  • Apple Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Highland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Highland is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,696 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <4>
  • Adelanto
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Adelanto is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelanto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,537 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adelanto <4>
  • Oak Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Blue Jay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Glen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Springs is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Lake Arrowhead
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Apple Valley Highlands. See our Newspapers Page for Apple Valley Highlands.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Apple Valley Highlands ...

Looking for more information about Apple Valley Highlands? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Apple Valley Highlands, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Apple Valley Highlands.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Bernardino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Apple Valley Highlands - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 760 code has been Overlayed with the 442 area code. New phone numbers in the Apple Valley Highlands area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Apple Valley Highlands area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.