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Welcome to El Rincon ...

El Rincon is located in San Bernardino County<1>.

El Rincon is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named El Rincon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named El Rincon: This one is located in San Bernardino County and the other is located in Ventura County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for El Rincon.

Communities near El Rincon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near El Rincon.

  • Anaheim
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Santa Ana
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Irvine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Fontana
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <3>
  • Ontario
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
    • Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 183,393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <3>
  • Rancho Cucamonga
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Corona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
    • Corona is located in Riverside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170,996 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <3>
  • Pomona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <3>
  • Fullerton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Rincon ...

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

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 El Rincon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.