Welcome to Barstow ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barstow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Barstow has a population of 23,580 people<2> (see below for details).

Barstow is 2,260 feet [689 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Barstow is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Barstow: (760) and (442)<4>

The ZIP codes for Barstow: 92311-92312<5>

Websites for Barstow ...

Official Website: www.barstowca.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Barstow had an population of 23,580 people. This is an increase of 4.16% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.65% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Barstow had a population of 22,639 people. This makes Barstow the county's 20th most populous community.

The population of Barstow represents 0.06% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 280th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 22,639 people, the population of Barstow increased 7.2% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 21,119 people).

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

Communities Also Named Barstow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Barstow: This one is located in San Bernardino County and the other is located in Fresno County.

Beyond California, there are 7 communities that are also named Barstow - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Ontario, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Barstow ...

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

• Lenwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenwood
  • Lenwood is located in San Bernardino County
• Daggett
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
  • Daggett is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daggett <7>
• Hinkley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkley
  • Hinkley is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinkley <7>
• Yermo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yermo
  • Yermo is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yermo <7>
• Newberry Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry Springs
  • Newberry Springs is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry Springs <7>
• Helendale
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helendale
  • Helendale is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helendale <7>
• Bell Mountain
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Mountain
  • Bell Mountain is located in San Bernardino County
• La Delta
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Delta
  • La Delta is located in San Bernardino County
• Oro Grande
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro Grande
  • Oro Grande is located in San Bernardino County
  • Oro Grande has also been known as:
  • Halleck
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oro Grande <7>
• Apple Valley
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • 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 <7>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barstow ...

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

Adding Barstow to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Barstow post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barstow.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Barstow: www.barstowca.org/

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

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