Blair Park, San Bernardino

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Blair Park, San Bernardino
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View of West Blair Park
Nickname(s): 
BP, Blair
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Location of the Blair Park, San Bernardino in California
Coordinates: 34°10′44″N117°19′37″W / 34.17889°N 117.32694°W / 34.17889; -117.32694
Country United States
State California
County San Bernardino
City San Bernardino
Elevation
1,486 ft (453 m)
Population
 (2024)
  Total
6,270 [1]
Time zone UTC-8 (PST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)

Blair Park is a neighborhood in the city of San Bernardino, California. [2] Like most neighborhoods in San Bernardino, the boundaries are informal; by common usage, Blair Park is bounded on the west by the 215 freeway; on the east by E street; on the south by the 210 freeway;and on the north by the Shandin Hills. Its main commercial streets are 30th street, Little Mountain Drive and E street. [3]

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Geography

Sign at Blair Park with the Shandin Hills visible in the background Blair Park Sign.jpg
Sign at Blair Park with the Shandin Hills visible in the background

Blair Park is located 5 miles (8.0 km) north of downtown San Bernardino in San Bernardino County, California. [4] The elevation ranges from 1,221 to 1,900 feet, and it is in the Pacific Time Zone (UTC-8, UTC-7 in the summer). Blair Park is completely within the Riverside - San Bernardino Metropolitan Area of California, the 2nd largest in the state, and the 12th largest in the nation. [5] Blair Park is made up of large, mature trees and consists of many hills. The neighborhood is home to a 34 acre park of the same name with 3 baseball diamonds and a skatepark. [6]

Transportation

San Bernardino city is a member of the joint-powers authority Omnitrans, this includes Blair Park. The San Bernardino Express (sbX) Green Line, a bus rapid transit system, runs from its northern terminus in Verdemont, heading south through downtown and Hospitality Lane, all the way to Loma Linda. [7] The Marshall Boulevard Station services the neighborhood.

Education

Blair Park is completely located within the San Bernardino City Unified School District, [8] and is located 3 miles (4.8 km) south of top-nationally ranked California State University, San Bernardino. In addition, Blair Park has one elementary school, Marshall Elementary School. No middle schools lie within the neighborhood boundaries but Shandin Hills Middle School and Arrowview Middle Schools are the closest. Furthermore, the neighborhood does not have any high schools but the nearby University District contains Cajon High School.

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References

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