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San Bernardino, California

Coordinates: 34°6′N 117°18′W / 34.100°N 117.300°W / 34.100; -117.300
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San Bernardino, California
Downtown San Bernardino
Downtown San Bernardino
Flag of San Bernardino, California
Official seal of San Bernardino, California
Nickname(s): 
SB; San Berdoo; Berdoo; Gate City; City on the Move; The Friendly City; The Heart of Southern California, The 'Dino (sl.)
Location within San Bernardino County
Location within San Bernardino County
San Bernardino is located in California
San Bernardino
San Bernardino
Location within California
San Bernardino is located in the United States
San Bernardino
San Bernardino
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 34°6′N 117°18′W / 34.100°N 117.300°W / 34.100; -117.300
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
Metropolitan statistical areaSan Bernardino/Riverside
Urban areaGreater San Bernardino Area
CountySan Bernardino
IncorporatedAugust 10, 1869[1]
Named forSan Bernardino de Sena Estancia, named for Bernardino of Siena
Area
 • City62.45 sq mi (161.75 km2)
 • Land62.12 sq mi (160.88 km2)
 • Water0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2)  0.74%
Elevation1,053 ft (321 m)
Population
 • City222,101
 • Rank1st in San Bernardino County
18th in California
102nd in the United States
 • Density3,473.94/sq mi (1,341.30/km2)
 • Metro
4,599,839
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes
92401–92408, 92410–92415, 92418, 92420, 92423, 92424, 92427
Area code909, 840, 760
FIPS code06-65000
GNIS feature IDs1661375, 2411777
Websitesbcity.org

San Bernardino is a city in San Bernardino County, California. It is one of the main cities in Southern California's Inland Empire region east of Los Angeles. It has a population of 222,101 at the 2020 census.[4]

San Bernardino has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa in the Köppen climate classification).

On 2 December 2015, 14 people were killed in a mass shooting.

References

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  1. "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  2. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  3. "San Bernardino". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "San Bernardino Census". US Census. Retrieved August 13, 2021.