 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.
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