THE COLTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Inland Valleys setting.
Colton city has 15.6 square miles of land in San Bernardino County. Its Census reference point is in Inland Valleys, within Southern California/Northern Baja Coast.
Coastal and alluvial plains alternate with low hills in southern California. Sage scrub, chaparral and oak communities characterize the region's natural coastal landscape.
Regional context: Southern California/Northern Baja Coast ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Colton and San Bernardino County
Colton is associated with San Bernardino County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Colton by land and water
The Census records 0.51 square miles of water within Colton, or 3.2% of its total area. It is 3 percentage points higher than the 0.2% recorded for San Bernardino County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Colton city has 4.4 times the land area of nearby Grand Terrace city (3.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

