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Piñon Hills | |
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 Location inSan Bernardino County and the state ofCalifornia | |
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| Coordinates:34°25′59″N117°36′54″W / 34.43306°N 117.61500°W /34.43306; -117.61500 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | San Bernardino |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.118 sq mi (83.185 km2) |
| • Land | 32.115 sq mi (83.178 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0031 sq mi (0.008 km2) 0.01% |
| Elevation | 4,173 ft (1,272 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,258 |
| • Density | 226.0/sq mi (87.26/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 92372 |
| Area codes | 442/760 |
| FIPS code | 06-57302 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2627936 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Piñon Hills, California | |
Piñon Hills (frompiñón,Spanish for 'pine nut') is acensus-designated place inSan Bernardino County, California, near theLos Angeles County line. It is located alongPearblossom Highway, 28 miles east ofPalmdale, and 15 miles west of theCajon Pass where Pearblossom Highway meetsInterstate 15. The town lies within 25 miles ofHesperia andVictorville. Piñon Hills is in a tri-community that consists of Piñon Hills,Phelan, andWrightwood. The elevation is 4,173 feet (1,272 m). The population was 7,258 at the 2020 census.[4]
Piñon Hills currently has only oneelementary school, Piñon Hills Elementary, which is part of the Snowline Joint Unified School District. Middle school age students attend Piñon Mesa Middle School, and high school age students attendSerrano High School, both located inPhelan. There are alternative education options for students from kindergarten to senior year within the district: Snowline Virtual School, Heritage School, Eagle Summit Community Day School, and Chaparral Continuation High School.
TheZIP Code is 92372, and the community is insidearea codes 442 and 760.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 32.1 square miles (83.2 km2), 99.99% of it land, and 0.01% of it water.
The Puma Canyon Ecological Reserve (PCER) consists of over 350 acres in Pinon Hills. The reserve is open to the public and it is enjoyed by hikers and horseback riders alike. These communities include; Pinyon-Juniper, Joshua Tree, Desert Wash, Desert Scrub, and Mixed Chaparral (a threatened plant community type). The Reserve is home to abundant and dense woodlands of the state candidate species, the WesternJoshua tree.[5]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7,272 | — | |
| 2020 | 7,258 | −0.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1850–1870[7][8] 1880-1890[9] 1900[10] 1910[11] 1920[12] 1930[13] 1940[14] 1950[15] 1960[16] 1970[17] 1980[18] 1990[19]2000[20] 2010[21] | |||
Piñon Hills first appeared as acensus designated place in the2010 U.S. census.[21]
The2020 United States census reported that Piñon Hills had a population of 7,258. The population density was 226.0 inhabitants per square mile (87.3/km2). The racial makeup of Piñon Hills was 67.0%White, 0.6%African American, 1.1%Native American, 4.9%Asian, 0.0%Pacific Islander, 15.4% fromother races, and 11.0% from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino of any race were 29.4% of the population.[22]
The census reported that 99.8% of the population lived in households, 0.2% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.[22]
There were 2,624 households, out of which 28.7% included children under the age of 18, 52.2% were married-couple households, 6.3% werecohabiting couple households, 20.3% had a female householder with no partner present, and 21.2% had a male householder with no partner present. 22.0% of households were one person, and 10.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.76.[22] There were 1,865families (71.1% of all households).[23]
The age distribution was 21.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% aged 18 to 24, 22.8% aged 25 to 44, 29.6% aged 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.6 males.[22]
There were 2,912 housing units at an average density of 90.7 units per square mile (35.0 units/km2), of which 2,624 (90.1%) were occupied. Of these, 78.3% were owner-occupied, and 21.7% were occupied by renters.[22]
During 2019–2023, Piñon Hills had a median household income of $65,160, with 19.6% of the population living below the federal poverty line.[24]
The CDP is in theSnowline Joint Unified School District.[25]
Andy Engman was aDisney animator for over 30 years. He was born inVaasa,Finland, and he died in Piñon Hills. There is a street named after him called Engman Road.
Kit Galloway was an Americanvideo artist and a pioneer in satellite-basedtelecommunications art. He worked exclusively withSherrie Rabinowitz under the moniker Mobile Image from 1977 onwards. Kit Galloway lives on a horse ranch at Piñon Hills.[26]
One of the largest Military Simulation Airsoft events in the United States, Operation Lion Claws, is held in the mountains of Piñon Hills, on the Jubilee Boy Scout Ranch.
