Barstow, California | |
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Motto: "Crossroads of Opportunity"[1] | |
Location within Southern California | |
Coordinates: 34°54′N 117°1′W / 34.900°N 117.017°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | San Bernardino |
Incorporated | September 30, 1947[2] |
Named for | William Barstow Strong |
Government | |
• Type | Council-manager[3] |
• Mayor | Paul A. Courtney |
• City council[7] | Tim Silva, James Noble, Barbara M. Rose and Marilyn Dyer Kruse |
• City treasurer | Michael Lewis[4] |
• City manager | Curt Mitchell[5] |
• City clerk | JoAnne Cousino[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 41.34 sq mi (107.08 km2) |
• Land | 41.30 sq mi (106.96 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2) 0.02% |
Elevation | 2,175 ft (663 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 25,415 |
• Density | 615.39/sq mi (237.60/km2) |
Demonym | Barstonian |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
ZIP Codes | 92311–92312[10] |
Area codes | 442/760[11] |
FIPS code | 06-04030 |
GNIS feature IDs | 1652670, 2409790 |
Website | www |
Barstow is a city in San Bernardino County, California, in the Mojave Desert of Southern California. Located in the Inland Empire region of California, the population was 25,415 at the 2020 census. Barstow is an important crossroads for the Inland Empire and home to Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow.