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San Bernardino, CA

San Bernardino, California
Charter city
Downtown San Bernardino
Flag of San Bernardino, California
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Official seal of San Bernardino, California
Seal
Official logo of San Bernardino, California
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Nickname(s): SB; San Berdoo; Berdoo; Gate City; City on the Move; The Friendly City; The Heart of Southern California
Location in San Bernardino County and California
Location in San Bernardino County and California
San Bernardino is located in the US
San Bernardino
San Bernardino
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°6′N 117°18′W / 34.100°N 117.300°W / 34.100; -117.300Coordinates: 34°6′N 117°18′W / 34.100°N 117.300°W / 34.100; -117.300
Country United States
State California
County San Bernardino
Incorporated August 10, 1869
Named for Bernardino of Siena
Government
 • Type Strong-Mayor
 • Mayor R. Carey Davis
 • City manager Allen J. Parker
 • Treasurer David C. Kennedy
 • City attorney Gary Saenz
 • City clerk Georgeann Hanna
Area
 • City 59.645 sq mi (154.480 km2)
 • Land 59.201 sq mi (153.330 km2)
 • Water 0.444 sq mi (1.15 km2)  0.74%
Elevation 1,053 ft (321 m)
Population (April 1, 2010)
 • City 209,924
 • Estimate (2013) 213,708
 • Rank 1st in San Bernardino County
17th in California
100th in the United States
 • Density 3,500/sq mi (1,400/km2)
 • Metro 4,224,851
Time zone Pacific (UTC−8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC−7)
ZIP codes 92401–92408, 92410–92415, 92418, 92420, 92423, 92424, 92427
Area code 909
FIPS code 06-65000
GNIS feature IDs 1661375, 2411777
Website sbcity.org

San Bernardino /ˈsæn ˌbɜːrnɑːrˈdn/ is a city located in the Riverside-San Bernardino metropolitan area (sometimes called the "Inland Empire"). It serves as the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States. As one of the Inland Empire's anchor cities, San Bernardino spans 81 square miles (210 km2) on the floor of the San Bernardino Valley and has a population of 209,924 as of the 2010 census. San Bernardino is the 17th-largest city in California and the 100th-largest city in the United States. San Bernardino is home to numerous diplomatic missions for the Inland Empire, being one of four cities in California with numerous consulates (the other three being Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco). The governments of Guatemala and Mexico have established their consulates in the downtown area of the city.

California State University, San Bernardino is located in the northwestern part of the city. The university also hosts the Coussoulis Arena. Other attractions in San Bernardino include ASU Fox Theatre, the McDonald's Museum, which is located on the original site of the world's first McDonald's, California Theatre, the San Bernardino Mountains, and San Manuel Amphitheater, the largest outdoor amphitheater in the United States. In addition, the city is home to the Inland Empire 66ers baseball team; they play their home games at San Manuel Stadium in downtown San Bernardino.


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