Sugarloaf

Fouzia Shibley
Apr 13
2 min read

updated 04/13/2025

Sugarloaf City Chamber of Commerce Web Site

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 [2024] 2,037; 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.

Sugarloaf City map

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: [2024] overall crime grade is D+; violent crime is D; property crime is D and other crime is A-; top crime issues are theft 16% and burglary 6%
Poverty rate: [2024] 28% [16% over CA Avg 12%] 584 people below poverty level