Big Bear City, California
Big Bear City, California | |
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Looking west at corner of Big Bear Boulevard and Greenway in Big Bear City. This is where Highways 18 and 38 cross over. | |
Location in San Bernardino County and the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 34°14′20″N 116°46′42″W / 34.23889°N 116.77833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Bernardino |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.03 sq mi (82.96 km2) |
| • Land | 32.02 sq mi (82.92 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) 0.05% |
| Elevation | 6,772 ft (2,064 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 12,738 |
| • Density | 397.88/sq mi (153.62/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 92314, 92386 |
| Area code | 909 |
| FIPS code | 06-06406 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 2407838 |
Big Bear City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California, United States along the east shore of Big Bear Lake and surrounded by the San Bernardino National Forest. It is 27 miles (43 km) northeast of the city of San Bernardino, and immediately east of the incorporated city of Big Bear Lake. Its population was 12,738 at the 2020 census, up from 12,304 at the 2010 census. Big Bear City is mostly residential, with smaller houses and cabins laid out in typical square block fashion. Big Bear is on the Pacific Crest Trail.
Standard Air Lines of Los Angeles began a regular airline service to the community in the summer of 1929. Its post office was founded as Van Duesen in 1927 but changed its name to Big Bear City six months later. The Big Bear City Post Office opened in 1928 and still operates.
Despite the name, Big Bear City is not an incorporated city, and should not be confused with the adjacent incorporated city of Big Bear Lake.