Welcome to Lake Arrowhead ...

Lake Arrowhead is located in San Bernardino County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Arrowhead, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1922.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Arrowhead: Lk. Arrowhead

Lake Arrowhead is 5,170 feet [1,576 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Lake Arrowhead is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Lake Arrowhead: (909)

The ZIP code for Lake Arrowhead: 92352<3>

Communities Also Named Lake Arrowhead ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Lake Arrowhead - they are located in Georgia (2), Maine, Missouri, New Jersey, South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Lake Arrowhead ...

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

• San Bernardino
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Bernardino
  • San Bernardino is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 217,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Bernardino <4>
• Fontana
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
  • Fontana is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana <4>
• Rialto
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rialto
  • Rialto is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 104,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rialto <4>
• Hesperia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperia
  • Hesperia is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesperia <4>
• Apple Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Redlands
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlands
  • Redlands is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redlands <4>
• Highland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <4>
• Yucaipa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucaipa
  • Yucaipa is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yucaipa <4>
• Colton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
  • Colton is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <4>
• Loma Linda
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda
  • Loma Linda is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,581 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loma Linda <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Arrowhead ...

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

Adding Lake Arrowhead to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lake Arrowhead 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 Lake Arrowhead was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lake Arrowhead post office opened in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake Arrowhead.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Arrowhead. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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