City of Ontario
Incorporated, December 10, 1891

The City of Ontario is located 25 miles west of San Bernardino and 35 miles east of Los Angeles at an elevation of 925 feet. The City's area is 36.8 square miles.

City Information Centers

City Hall
303 East "B" Street
Ontario, CA 91764
(909) 395-2000
http://www.ci.ontario.ca.us

Redevelpment Agency
316 East "E" Street
Ontario, CA 91764
(909) 395-2005

Chamber of Commerce

421 North Euclid Avenue
Ontario, CA 91762
(909) 984-2458

Public Services

Fire Department

Ontario Fire Department
425 East "B" Street
Ontario, CA 91762
(909) 395-2002

Electric

Southern California Edison
(800) 655-4555

Sewer

Public Works
1425 South Bon View Avenue
Ontario, CA 91764
(909) 395-2600

Telephone

Verizon
(800) 483-4000

Police

City of Ontario
200 North Cherry Avenue
Ontario, CA 91764
(909) 395-2001

Natural Gas

The Gas Company
(800) 427-2200

Water

Public Works
1425 South Bon View Avenue
Ontario, CA 91764
(909) 395-2050

Health

Ontario Community Hospital, which has a 112-bed capacity is located within the City of Ontario.

Education

The City of Ontario is served by four school districts, the Ontario-Montclair School District, the Mountain View School District, the Chino School District, and the Chaffey Joint Union School District. Ontario is served by 11 colleges within a 15 mile radius of the city.
Ontario is within minutes to the Claremont Colleges, Chaffey Community College, California State University-San Bernardino, University of California-Riverside, and California State Polytecnic University-Pomona.

Cultural and Recreational

The City of Ontario has 67 churches, a public library, the Museum of History and Art, the Gardner Spring Auditorium, the Gallery Theater, and the Graber Olive House. There are 19 community parks offering sports fields, playgrounds, tennis courts, and picnic areas. Ontario is home to the Cucamonga-Guasti Regional Park. ONtario annually hosts the "World Fest," "Christmas on Euclid," a craft fair, the "Ontario Trade Expo" and the "Citrus Motors Ontario Auto Expo."

Population

1990 - 133.179
2000 - 151.500
2001 - 159,000
2002 - 162,300

Major Employers - Number of Employees

Ontario Airport - 6,480
Lockheed - 2,200
General Telephone - 2,200
Chaffey Joint Union School District - 1,200
General Electric - 750
Sunkist Growers, Inc. - 500
Mervyn's Distribution - 500
Hub Distribution - 500

Transportation

Rail

Excellent rail service is available by the Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroads. In addition, Ontario is served by MetroLink, and the Los Angeles area Commuter Railway System.

Highways

There are more than 70 commercial trucking companies serving the City of Ontario with a wide range of services. Ontario is served by Interstates 60, 10, and 15.

Air

Ontario International Airport is 5 miles east of Montclair and provides international and transcontinental passenger and freight service.