Explore Montclair, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Montclair, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Montclair.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Montclair |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | San Bernardino County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 34.071493 |
| Longitude | -117.69808 |
| Population | 37,865 |
| Density | 2643.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 94611, 91763 |
| Area Code | 510, 818, 747 |
| County Seat | San Bernardino |
| School District | Chaffey Joint Union High School District |
Montclair occupies a flat expanse of the inland valley floor, where the dry heat of the afternoon softens the edges of the horizon. It lies 2.2 miles southeast of Claremont, CA (from Claremont, CA: bearing 128°T), and is situated 2.4 miles west-northwest of Ontario. In the distance, the San Gabriel Mountains loom as a jagged, purple silhouette against the bleached sky, grounding the perspective of the entire basin. Residents often gather at Sunrise Park to watch the light turn copper as it slips behind the western ridges. The terrain here holds a quiet, dusty stillness, far removed from the damp air of the coast, defined instead by the open, sun-baked earth. Four miles to the east, the seasonal path of Thompson Wash traces a low depression through the landscape, while the modest waters of Ontario Reservoir Number 1 sit three miles away, reflecting the stillness of the high plains.
Montclair grew from the steady rhythm of agricultural roots, slowly transforming as the suburban sprawl of the mid-twentieth century redefined the surrounding landscape. The local economy shifted from the groves and pastures of earlier decades toward a diverse mix of light manufacturing and retail commerce that serves the broader region. Small industrial corridors now hum with the mechanical pulse of trade, replacing the seasonal cycles of the old orchards with the persistent, daily flow of logistics and commerce. Despite these changes, the town maintains a pragmatic character, valuing the steady labor that keeps its streets and businesses in motion. The memory of the land remains etched in the grid of the roads, which follow the lines of older, vanished farms that once stretched toward the distant slopes.
Montclair fosters a cultural character shaped by the intersection of long-term residents and new arrivals, creating a quiet, industrious spirit that defines daily life. The town offers access to the natural solitude of the San Dimas Experimental Forest, located eight miles away, where the landscape transitions into rugged, untamed brush. Adventurous spirits sometimes venture further to seek the hidden spray of Wolfskill Falls or follow the winding path of the West Cucamonga Truck Trail. While the area is not defined by the presence of global celebrities, the community takes pride in its local schools and the modest, sturdy landmarks that anchor its identity. Life here proceeds with a deliberate pace, punctuated by the seasonal shifts in the wind and the long, golden shadows that stretch across the valley floor at dusk.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Montclair, California. Coordinates: 34.071493, -117.69808. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Montclair includes the ZIP code (94611, 91763), telephone area code (510, 818, 747), county seat of San Bernardino County (San Bernardino), and school district assignment (Chaffey Joint Union High School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |