What Cities Are in the Inland Empire? Complete 52-City List

The Inland Empire includes 52 incorporated cities across Riverside County and San Bernardino County. Browse the complete city list and open a local guide for each one.

What Cities Are in the Inland Empire? Complete 52-City List

This Inland Empire cities list includes 52 incorporated cities and towns: 24 in San Bernardino County and 28 in Riverside County. The IE is the Southern California region directly east of Los Angeles and Orange counties. Open a city for local things to do, parks, food, coffee, libraries, and family-friendly places.

If you are comparing cities before a day trip, move, meetup, weekend plan, or family outing, start with the city guide that matches where you want to spend time.

Explore the Inland Empire map to see the cities, counties, and subregions before choosing your next stop.

Cities & Communities directory

Explore incorporated cities and unincorporated communities across Riverside County and San Bernardino County. Open a city for local places, or browse communities by county and subregion.

The directory includes all 52 incorporated cities and 16 unincorporated communities.

San Bernardino County unincorporated communities

  • Bloomington — Western Inland Empire.
  • Mentone — Central valleys.
  • Muscoy — Central valleys.
  • Lake Arrowhead — Mountains and Morongo Basin.
  • Crestline — Mountains and Morongo Basin.
  • Running Springs — Mountains and Morongo Basin.
  • Wrightwood — Mountains and Morongo Basin.
  • Phelan — High Desert.
  • Oak Hills — High Desert.
  • Lytle Creek — Mountains and Morongo Basin.

Riverside County unincorporated communities

  • French Valley — Southwest Riverside County.
  • Mead Valley — Southwest Riverside County.
  • Winchester — Southwest Riverside County.
  • Woodcrest — Central valleys.
  • Lakeland Village — Southwest Riverside County.
  • Idyllwild — San Jacinto Valley and mountains.

These are unincorporated communities, so they are governed by their counties rather than by separate city governments.

Inland Empire cities FAQ

Where is the Inland Empire in California? The Inland Empire is in Southern California, directly east of Los Angeles and Orange counties. The standard two-county definition covers Riverside County and San Bernardino County.

What is the IE? The IE is the common abbreviation for the Inland Empire, the Southern California region made up of Riverside County and San Bernardino County.

Which cities are in the Inland Empire? The region includes the 52 incorporated cities and towns in Riverside County and San Bernardino County.

What does IE cities mean? IE cities is shorthand for Inland Empire cities, usually used when comparing San Bernardino County and Riverside County cities in one regional list.

Is Victorville in the Inland Empire? Yes. Victorville is in San Bernardino County and is part of the broader Inland Empire region.

Is Corona in the Inland Empire? Yes. Corona is part of Riverside County and is included as one of the Inland Empire city guides.

Is Perris in the Inland Empire? Yes. Perris is in Riverside County and is part of the Inland Empire.

Is Hemet in the Inland Empire? Yes. Hemet is in Riverside County's San Jacinto Valley and is part of the Inland Empire.

Is Chino in the Inland Empire? Yes. Chino is in southwestern San Bernardino County and is part of the Inland Empire.

Is Chino Hills in the Inland Empire? Yes. Chino Hills is in southwestern San Bernardino County and is part of the Inland Empire.

Is Ontario in the Inland Empire? Yes. Ontario is in San Bernardino County and is one of the Inland Empire's major cities.

Is Rancho Cucamonga in the Inland Empire? Yes. Rancho Cucamonga is in San Bernardino County, in the western Inland Empire near Ontario, Upland, and Fontana.

What are west Inland Empire cities? The western Inland Empire includes cities such as Corona, Chino, Chino Hills, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Upland, Fontana, and Rialto.

What are east and desert Inland Empire cities? The eastern and desert areas include Palm Springs, Indio, Coachella, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Barstow, Victorville, Adelanto, Needles, and other Coachella Valley and High Desert communities.

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San Bernardino County

Adelanto, Apple Valley, Barstow, Big Bear Lake, Chino, Chino Hills, Colton, Fontana, Grand Terrace, Hesperia, Highland, Loma Linda, Montclair, Needles, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, Rialto, San Bernardino, Twentynine Palms, Upland, Victorville, Yucaipa, Yucca Valley

Riverside County

Banning, Beaumont, Blythe, Calimesa, Canyon Lake, Cathedral City, Coachella, Corona, Desert Hot Springs, Eastvale, Hemet, Indian Wells, Indio, Jurupa Valley, La Quinta, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Norco, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Perris, Rancho Mirage, Riverside, San Jacinto, Temecula, Wildomar