Welcome to Fontana ...

The city of Fontana is located in San Bernardino County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fontana, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fontana has a population of 214,632 people<2> (see below for details).

Fontana is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fontana lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Fontana: (909)

The ZIP codes for Fontana: 92334-92337<4>

Websites for Fontana ...

Official Website: www.fontana.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fontana had an population of 214,632 people. This is an increase of 9.47% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 66.47% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fontana had a population of 196,069 people (which is 9.63% of the total population of San Bernardino County). This makes Fontana the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Fontana represents 0.53% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 20th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 196,069 people, the population of Fontana increased 52.08% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 128,929 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fontana.

Communities Also Named Fontana ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Fontana - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fontana.

Communities near Fontana ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fontana.

• Riverside
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330,786 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <5>
• San Bernardino
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Bernardino
  • San Bernardino is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 217,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Bernardino <5>
• Moreno Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreno Valley
  • Moreno Valley is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moreno Valley <5>
• Ontario
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  • Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 183,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <5>
• Rancho Cucamonga
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Cucamonga
  • Rancho Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rancho Cucamonga <5>
• Corona
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
  • Corona is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <5>
• Pomona
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
  • Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <5>
• Jurupa Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa Valley
  • Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people
• Chino
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chino
  • Chino is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chino <5>
• Chino Hills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chino Hills
  • Chino Hills is located in San Bernardino County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 78,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chino Hills <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fontana. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fontana.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fontana. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fontana.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fontana. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Fontana.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fontana ...

Looking for more information about Fontana? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fontana, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fontana.

Adding Fontana to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fontana in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fontana was on a map titled Road Map for California (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fontana.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fontana: www.fontana.org/

The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/