Mentone, California

Mentone
Motto: 
Home of "Oranges on the Rocks"[1]
Location in San Bernardino County and the state of California
Location in San Bernardino County and the state of California
Mentone is located in the United States
Mentone
Mentone
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°04′12″N 117°08′04″W / 34.07000°N 117.13444°W / 34.07000; -117.13444[2]
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySan Bernardino
Area
 • Total6.234 sq mi (16.146 km2)
 • Land6.222 sq mi (16.115 km2)
 • Water0.012 sq mi (0.031 km2)  0.19%
Elevation1,650 ft (503 m)
Population
 • Total9,557
 • Density1,500/sq mi (590/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
92359
Area code909
FIPS code06-46884
GNIS feature IDs1661008, 2408816
Websitewww.mentonechamber.com

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 / 34.06472; -117.12028.[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).

  1. ^ Mentone Chamber of Commerce
  2. ^ a b "Mentone". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files – Places – California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  4. ^ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.