Fontana, California
Fontana, California | |
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Counterclockwise: Cucamonga Peak in the San Gabriel Mountains; Fontana Center Stage; aerial view of Fontana; Lewis Library | |
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| Motto: "City of Action" | |
Location of Fontana in San Bernardino County, California | |
Fontana Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 34°6′N 117°28′W / 34.100°N 117.467°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Bernardino |
| Founded | 1913 |
| Incorporated | June 25, 1952 |
| Named after | Italian for fountain or water source; in reference to the Santa Ana River |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Council | Mayor Acquanetta Warren Phillip Cothran John Roberts Jesse Sandoval Peter Garcia |
| • City clerk | Germaine Keyes |
| • City Treasurer | Janet Koehler-Brooks |
| • City Manager | Matthew Ballantyne |
| Area | |
• Total | 43.07 sq mi (111.55 km2) |
| • Land | 43.07 sq mi (111.55 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 1,237 ft (377 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 223,089 |
| • Rank | 2nd in San Bernardino County 20th in California 110th in the United States |
| • Density | 4,838.5/sq mi (1,868.16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 92331, 92334–92337 |
| Area codes | 909, 840 |
| FIPS code | 06-24680 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652711, 2410517 |
| Website | www |
Fontana is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Founded by Azariel Blanchard Miller in 1913, it remained essentially rural until World War II, when entrepreneur Henry J. Kaiser built a large steel mill in the area. It is now a regional hub of the trucking industry, with the east–west Interstate 10 and State Route 210 crossing the city and Interstate 15 passing diagonally through its northwestern quadrant. The city is about 46 miles (74 km) east of Los Angeles.
The United States Census Bureau reported that Fontana's 2020 population was 208,393, making it the second-most-populous city in San Bernardino County and the 20th largest in the state.