Mentone | |
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Motto: Home of "Oranges on the Rocks"[1] | |
Coordinates: 34°04′12″N 117°08′04″W / 34.07000°N 117.13444°W[2] | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | San Bernardino |
Area | |
• Total | 6.234 sq mi (16.146 km2) |
• Land | 6.222 sq mi (16.115 km2) |
• Water | 0.012 sq mi (0.031 km2) 0.19% |
Elevation | 1,650 ft (503 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 9,557 |
• Density | 1,500/sq mi (590/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 92359 |
Area code | 909 |
FIPS code | 06-46884 |
GNIS feature IDs | 1661008, 2408816 |
Website | www |
Mentone is a census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 7,803 at the 2000 census and 8,720 at the 2010 census. It is located at 34°3′53″N 117°7′13″W / 34.06472°N 117.12028°W.[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, it has a total area of 6.2 square miles (16 km2); 6.2 square miles (16 km2) of it is land and 0.19% is water. There is a good selection of housing developments (which has been slowly increasing over the past years), as well as bars, churches, and restaurants. California State Route 38 serves as its main street, being called Mentone Boulevard upon entering the Mentone district from Redlands on the west side, then changes to Mill Creek Road on the east side of the district. The road through Mentone serves as one of three gateways to the San Bernardino Mountains (especially the small community of Angelus Oaks and the mountainous city of Big Bear Lake).