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Welcome to Big Bear City ...

Big Bear City is located in San Bernardino County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Bear City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1928.

Big Bear City is 6,770 feet [2,063 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Big Bear City is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Big Bear City is within the (909) area code.

The ZIP code for Big Bear City: 92314<3>

Communities near Big Bear City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Bear City.

  • Yucaipa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Big Bear Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fawnskin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Angelus Oaks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Green Valley Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Arrowbear Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowbear Lake
    • Arrowbear Lake is located in San Bernardino County
  • Lucerne Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain Home Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home Village
    • Mountain Home Village is located in San Bernardino County
  • Oak Glen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Bear City ...

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

Adding Big Bear City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Big Bear City post office opened in 1928.

We also found Big Bear City on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Bear City.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Bear City. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Bernardino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Big Bear City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Big Bear City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Big Bear City or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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