updated 10/13/23
Prayer podcasts: for the city | for the officials
Location: An unincorporated community residential area less than a mile south of Big Bear City and 8 miles from the eastern tip of Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains. Primarily residential with a convenience store and a post office located at the center of the community around 7,096 feet.
The name of the town is taken from the nearby mountain, Sugarloaf. The mountain is so called because it appeared to some to bear a resemblance to a sugarloaf. During the olden days, sugar was sold in pieces of a loaf.
Demographics; estimated population [2022] 1,943; overall crime grade is C+ [see below for more details]; median age 45; 45%M; 55% F; 22% households with children; average income $58K; 12% below poverty; 42% high school grad; 34% some college; 20% college degrees; 33% never married; 39% married; 10% widowed; 17% divorced; 85% white; 14% Hispanic; 1% other.
Location of Sugarloaf city in SBC
History
Subdivided in the 1940s. Campsites turned into properties. Remained a suburb of Big Bear City & Lake. Tourist spot for vacation homes, full time homeowners, and caring community.
Specific Prayer Points | Video
Spiritual: Intercessors rise up and pray for this city; Bible studies from the many churches in Big Bear city & Lake to rise up and minister to this suburb; transformed lives by the Gospel; evangelism boldness, deliverance from drugs and any other addictions.
Governed by: Big Bear City Community Services District; Bear Valley Community Healthcare District; District 3 – Dawn Rowe
Schools: Bear Valley Unified School District
Points of Interest: Sugarloaf Mountain & Trail
Crime statistics: [2022] A crime occurs every 10 days 21 hours (on average) in Sugarloaf; overall crime grade is C+; violent crime is D; property crime is C and other crime is C+; top crime issues drug crimes 9%; vandalism 8%; burglary 8%; theft 6%.
Churches [not exhaustive]
Churches in Big Bear City & Big Bear Lake