Welcome to Arrowbear Lake ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arrowbear Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1927.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Arrowbear Lake: The name Arrowbear is a portmanteau<2> and it reflects the fact that it's located between Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear Lake.

A typical abbreviation for Arrowbear Lake: Arrowbear Lk.

Arrowbear Lake is 6,080 feet [1,853 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Arrowbear Lake is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Arrowbear Lake: (909)

The ZIP code for Arrowbear Lake: 92382<4>

Communities near Arrowbear Lake ...

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

• San Bernardino
  (14 miles [22.5 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 <5>
• Rialto
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <5>
• Hesperia
  (19 miles [30.6 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
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• Redlands
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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  • Redlands is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redlands <5>
• Highland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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  • Highland is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <5>
• Yucaipa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Colton
  (16 miles [25.7 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
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• Loma Linda
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Grand Terrace
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Terrace
  • Grand Terrace is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,692 people
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• Calimesa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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  • Calimesa is located in Riverside County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 8,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calimesa <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arrowbear Lake ...

Looking for more information about Arrowbear Lake? 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 Arrowbear Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Arrowbear Lake.

Adding Arrowbear Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arrowbear Lake 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 Arrowbear Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Arrowbear Lake post office opened in 1927.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arrowbear Lake. 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/