Lytle CreekCA
A town of 672, settled in 1953.
Is Lytle Creek a good place to live?
84% of the land in Lytle Creek is conserved, where California’s towns sit at 4.3% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. San Bernardino National Forest, at 3,836 acres with 7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Lytle Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
672 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Disneyland and 74 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lytle Creek. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw40 mi Theme parkKnott's Berry Farm4.5M visitors a year
9 mi MountainMount San Antonio
Big draw39 mi Theme parkDisney California Adventure10.1M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaAngel Stadium of Anaheim
37 mi Stadium & arenaHonda CenterPhoto credits
Disneyland: HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Knott's Berry Farm: Phydend at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Mount San Antonio: The original uploader was Tillman at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Disney California Adventure: CrispyCream27, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Angel Stadium of Anaheim: Staff Sgt. Chad McMeen, Public domain · Honda Center: Arnold C (Buchanan-Hermit), Attribution
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Moving to Lytle Creek: who provides what
Lytle Creek is unincorporated, so San Bernardino County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lytle Creek.
Lytle Creek keeps nearly a third of its land conserved
The trail density for Lytle Creek comes to 1.2 miles per square mile, against 1.0 in California’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. San Bernardino National Forest | 7 mi | 3,836 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lytle Creek stands out in California and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is higher
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Lytle Creek after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2023. FEMA puts 38% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to wildfires, and 27% to landslides. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of households live in a home they own in Lytle Creek than in most of California or the rest of the country
Typical home values rose 2.3% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Lytle Creek’s workers commute out
The top destinations are Ontario (8%), San Bernardino (8%) and Fontana (7%). Lytle Creek’s mean commuting time is 44 minutes. The median commute is under 18 miles.
| Lytle Creek | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 44 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Lytle Creek is
74% of adults had a checkup this year in Lytle Creek. This California town beats the California average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| Lytle Creek | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 72% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 29% | 35% |
| What stands out | Lytle Creek | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.5% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.4% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Lytle Creek
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Lytle Creek
About 5 of every 100 Lytle Creek residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave Lytle Creek for work
Where Lytle Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lytle Creek
Community in San Bernardino County, California
Lytle Creek is a census-designated place in the San Gabriel Mountains, within the Inland Empire region of San Bernardino County. It is about 16 miles (26 km) northwest of downtown San Bernardino and 10 miles (16 km) from the cities of Fontana and Rialto. This small remote community is located in a large southeast-trending canyon on the eastern portion of the San Gabriel Mountains completely within the boundaries of the San Bernardino National Forest. The population was 725 at the 2020 census. The ZIP Code for Lytle Creek is 92358 and the community is inside area code 909.
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- Area
- 6.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,419 ft
- ZIP code
- 92358
- Area code
- 909
Questions about Lytle Creek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lytle Creek, CA a good place to live?
Lytle Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.