Editing Big Bear City, California (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Big_bear_city_airport.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Big Bear City Airport]].]]
For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Big Bear City as a [[census-designated place]] (CDP). According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|32.0|sqmi|km2}}, 99.95% of it land, and 0.05% of it water.

The nearby ski resorts consist of Snow Summit and Bear Mountain.

Most of the town and the business district are centered on Big Bear Boulevard. Its limits are defined on the west by Division Road and on the east by the left turn at [[California State Route 38|Highway 38]], which goes to [[Redlands, California|Redlands]] and [[California State Route 18|Highway 18]] which goes south to [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]] and north to [[Lucerne Valley, California|Lucerne Valley]]. Though its south boundary is loosely defined by the residential boundary, the north side is defined by North Shore Road. The east–west postal divider of Big Bear City is Green Way Drive. It is here that Highway 18 (Big Bear Boulevard) turns north and crosses over to North Shore Drive heading east toward Lucerne Valley, and Highway 38 coming from the east turns north to North Shore and heads west to Big Bear Dam in the city of [[Big Bear Lake, California]].

[[Sugarloaf, California|Sugarloaf]] is a large residential area that lies to the south of Big Bear City.