Location
The City of Barstow is located in the Inland Empire North region of San Bernardino County, midway between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. [Latitude/longitude at City Hall is 34 degrees, 53 minutes, 30 seconds latitude, 117 degrees, 1 minute, 0 seconds longitude.] Barstow is centrally located in the western Mojave at the entrance to the Mojave National Preserve and is home to the U.S. Army National Training Center at Ft. Irwin; Marine Corps Logistics Base, Barstow; NASA's Goldstone Deep Space Network; Veterans Home of California, Barstow; and BNSF's classification yard.

With Interstates 15 and 40, and highways 58 and 247 all converging in Barstow, the city is a major transportation corridor with more than 60 million people in 19 million vehicles traveling through Barstow each year. The city is home to an Amtrak depot at its Historic Harvey House.

Catering to the tourists is Barstow Outlet and the Outlets at Barstow which together boasts more than 100 outlet stores. Barstow offers all the major conveniences of small town living with the resources of major metropolitan areas only a short drive away.

Size
City limits encompass 40 square miles

Elevation
Median (city hall): 2,300
Low (near MCLB): 2,000
High (near Outlet Center Drive): 2,600

Founded/Incorporated
Founded in 1886 and incorporated as a city in 1947

Population (as of 2010)
22,639 (click link for complete demographics of the area)

Taxable Sales (2013)
$736 million

City Revenues (FY2012/2013)

General Fund: $17.5 million

Sales Tax Revenue: $7.3 million

Property Tax: $4.4 million

Transient Occupancy Tax (bed tax): $2.6 million (2013)

Measure I Revenue: $2.1 million

Gas Tax Revenue (not part of General Fund): $555,000

(click here, for more detailed information on city finances)