Lake Arrowhead, California
Lake Arrowhead, California | |
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Location in San Bernardino County and the state of California | |
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| Coordinates: 34°14′54″N 117°11′21″W / 34.24833°N 117.18917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Bernardino |
| Named after | Lake Arrowhead Reservoir |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.902 sq mi (48.956 km2) |
| • Land | 17.678 sq mi (45.786 km2) |
| • Water | 1.224 sq mi (3.170 km2) 6.48% |
| Elevation | 5,174 ft (1,577 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 12,401 |
| • Density | 701.49/sq mi (270.85/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 92352 |
| Area code | 909 |
| FIPS code | 06-39444 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652738, 2408532 |
Lake Arrowhead is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in the San Bernardino Mountains of San Bernardino County, California, surrounded by the San Bernardino National Forest, and surrounding the eponymous Lake Arrowhead Reservoir. Lake Arrowhead is located 13 miles (21 km) north east of the San Bernardino city limits. The population of the CDP was estimated at 12,401 in the 2020 census. It was called "Little Bear Lake" until around 1920, when a group from Los Angeles, the Arrowhead Lake Company, bought the lake and the land surrounding it, and changed its name to Arrowhead Lake.
Tourism is the primary economic generator for the area, contributing several million dollars per year to the county and providing hundreds of full-time and part-time jobs for local residents. The area is host to over four million visitors a year. Lake Arrowhead offers over 1,600 guest accommodations, including more than 1,200 licensed vacation rentals on platforms like Airbnb and VRBO, around 175 rooms at the Lake Arrowhead Resort & Spa, and over 100 rooms at the UCLA Lake Arrowhead Lodge.