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Elevation

Elevation of Fontana

1,236ft

above sea level · 377 m

Fontana is a city in California with 221,223 people, the 19th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 41st highest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
34.09° N · 117.44° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 34° 5′ 32″ N · 117° 26′ 6″ W
UTM coordinates
11S · 459,868 E · 3,772,468 N
Zone 11 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
San Bernardino County
Where the city’s reference point falls
State
California
CA · capital: Sacramento
Time zone
Pacific Time
UTC−8 · UTC−7 in summer (daylight saving time)
Population (2025)
221,223 people
43.3 sq mi of land · 5,111 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from November 2018: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Fontana had 221,223 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 6.1% more than in April 2020, when it had 208,407. Its 43.3 sq mi of land work out to 5,111 people/sq mi; the state average is 253 people/sq mi.

It’s the 19th most populous of the 1,617 places the Census counts in California (cities, towns and CDPs), after Los Angeles (3,869,089), and holds 0.6% of the state’s population.

It lies entirely within San Bernardino County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 2.0 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.

Compared with US cities of 100,000 to 250,000

Fontana sits at 1,236 ft (377 m) above sea level. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, the highest is Lakewood (5,520 ft) and the lowest is Fort Lauderdale (3 ft). The average is 862 ft: Fontana is 374 ft above it.

The state capital, Sacramento, is 384 mi away in a straight line and 1,209 ft lower than Fontana.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Riverside, 9.9 mi away in a straight line and 407 ft lower.

Of the 75 cities in California with a page, Fontana is the 8th highest: the highest is Hesperia (3,178 ft) and the lowest is Stockton (12 ft).

The highest point in California is Mount Whitney, at 14,494 ft according to the USGS: 13,258 ft above Fontana, 178 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 39 Scottsdale 1,259 ft
  2. 40 Rialto 1,255 ft
  3. 41 Fontana 1,236 ft
  4. 42 Santa Clarita 1,213 ft
  5. 43 Rancho Cucamonga 1,209 ft

Each color band is 500 m (1,640 ft), the same colors as the map. See the full list

Nearest cities with a page

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Frequently asked questions

What people most often ask about the elevation of Fontana.

What is the elevation of Fontana?

Fontana is 1,236 feet (377 m) above sea level. That’s the ground height from the USGS 3DEP elevation model at the city’s reference point in the official gazetteer (GNIS). The city doesn’t have a single elevation: it rises and falls from one neighborhood to another.

What are the coordinates of Fontana?

Latitude 34.09223 and longitude -117.43505, in decimal degrees (34° 5′ 32″ N · 117° 26′ 6″ W). In UTM, zone 11: 459,868 E and 3,772,468 N, on NAD83.

How does Fontana rank among the highest US cities of its size?

It’s the 41st highest of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people. The highest is Lakewood (5,520 ft) and the lowest is Fort Lauderdale (3 ft).

What county is Fontana in?

San Bernardino County, California.

Which is higher, Fontana or Sacramento?

Fontana. Fontana sits at 1,236 ft and Sacramento at 27 ft: a difference of 1,209 ft, 384 mi apart in a straight line.

How is elevation measured?

Elevation is the height above mean sea level. In the US the official reference is the NAVD88 vertical datum. Summits are surveyed on the ground, with leveling and precise GPS. The USGS 3DEP is an elevation model of the whole country, largely from 1-meter lidar: it gives the ground height at every point. That’s why it can differ by a few feet from the official figure of a sharp summit.

Sources

  • USGS 3DEP (EPQS service) The elevation: the ground height at the reference point. Public domain.
  • USGS GNIS (official gazetteer) The city’s reference point (“Populated Place”). Public domain.
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimates Population, land area (2025 Gazetteer) and counties. Public domain.
  • TIGERweb (U.S. Census Bureau) Which county and city the point falls in. Public domain.
  • timezone-boundary-builder The point’s time zone (ODbL, © OpenStreetMap contributors).
  • Terrain Tiles, OpenStreetMap and OpenFreeMap The relief shading and the base map (ODbL).

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