THE SAN BERNARDINO LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Inland Valleys setting.
San Bernardino city has 62.1 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
San Bernardino and San Bernardino County
San Bernardino 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.
San Bernardino by land and water
The Census records 0.33 square miles of water within San Bernardino, or 0.5% of its total area. It is 0.3 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, San Bernardino city has 20.5 times the land area of nearby Muscoy CDP (3.04 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

