Moonridge California Map

About Moonridge, California

Moonridge is a locality in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,800. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Moonridge is located at 34.2353°N, 116.8556°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92315.

Moonridge occupies a rugged high-altitude plateau where the thin, crisp air carries the scent of dry pine and cooling earth. It lies 1.9 miles south-southwest of Big Bear City, CA (from Big Bear City, CA: bearing 199°T), and is situated 3.2 miles east of Big Bear Lake. Rathbun Creek carves a quiet, seasonal path through the landscape, its rocky bed tracing the lower edges of the terrain as it winds toward the base of the San Bernardino Mountains, which loom nine miles distant with a sharp, jagged permanence. Bow Canyon creates a sudden, deep depression that defines the local topography, acting as a natural corridor where shadows lengthen early in the afternoon. The light here possesses a distinct, pale clarity, casting long, thin silhouettes across the scrub brush and the sparse, hardy trees that cling to the dusty soil.

Moonridge exists as a place of deliberate, quiet persistence, anchored by the presence of Animal Park, which serves as a central point for local activity. The economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the seasons, shifting between the quiet stillness of the off-months and the influx of those seeking the solace of the high country. Residents often find their way to the Seven Oaks Trail, a path that offers a steady ascent into the surrounding wild, leading eventually toward the denser reaches of the National Childreaus Forest. History here is written in the slow reclamation of the land by the brush, a process that ensures the pace of life remains slow, dictated more by the tilt of the sun than the turning of a clock.

About This Moonridge Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Moonridge, California. Coordinates: 34.235286, -116.855585. 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 Moonridge includes the ZIP code (92315), telephone area code (909), county seat of San Bernardino County (San Bernardino), and school district assignment.

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.