City
Redlands
Redlands is an incorporated city in San Bernardino County with an estimated 2025 population of 74,128. It handles many rules and services inside its limits. The county still handles property records, taxes, courts, elections, public health, and many household programs.
Starting point
Confirm the address is inside local limits first.
If the address is inside Redlands, city or town offices may handle local permits, code, and services. If it is outside limits, county routing may be the better first stop.
What changes the answer: A mailing city is not always the same as city government jurisdiction.
How local government works here
The city line changes some rules, but not every public office.
The mailing address can say Redlands even when the property sits outside local limits. Check the city line before relying on a local rule or permit page.
City limits choose the local counter
Inside Redlands, the city usually handles permits, zoning, parking, business licenses, and local code. Outside the city line, start with county planning or building.
The county still handles county work
San Bernardino County handles property value and tax bills. It also handles deeds, court, elections, health, and many aid programs. Living inside Redlands does not move those jobs to the city.
A provider can have its own boundary
Water, sewer, fire, schools, transit, trash, and power may belong to a special district or other provider. Use the address, parcel, or service bill to find the right agency.
Place answer
Redlands business openings may need zone clearance
Redlands in-town commercial business license applications require zone clearance, and some businesses may also need building or fire sprinkler permits.
Read the full explanation2025 population
74,128
Land area
36.014 sq mi
Water area
0.26 sq mi
Local front desk
Start with the task in front of you.
Redlands is incorporated. Start with the city for work inside its limits, while San Bernardino County still handles property records, taxes, courts, elections, many benefits, and county alerts. San Bernardino County is the public-health layer.
- Property Open the property-tax path
Assessed value, exemptions, tax bills, and appeals
San Bernardino County assessor handles value and exemptions. The clerk of the board handles a formal value appeal. The tax collector handles the bill, payment, and penalties.
- Records Open the records path
Deeds, birth and death records, marriage records, and name changes
San Bernardino County recorder is the usual deed and public-record door. Vital-record access depends on the record and year. A legal name change or divorce decree can involve Superior Court.
- Property work Open official city planning
Building permits, ADUs, zoning, code, water, and septic
Start with the city planning or building office for an address inside Redlands. Start with the county for an address outside local limits.
Browse planning and building offices - Housing Open the housing path
Rent rules, repairs, notices, and eviction papers
Start with a local rent, housing, or code office if one serves the address. Court papers go to the Superior Court self-help path, and the deadline on the papers keeps running.
- Household help Open the benefits path
CalFresh, Medi-Cal, CalWORKs, General Assistance, and IHSS
San Bernardino County social-services agency is the main local door. Coverage, food, cash aid, and in-home support remain separate programs with separate notices.
- Public health Open the health path
Vaccines, disease reporting, health records, and local health programs
San Bernardino County public health is the local health jurisdiction. Health coverage and benefits still use separate program doors.
- Business Open official business licensing
Business setup, seller's permits, local licenses, and regulated work
State filings and tax accounts do not replace Redlands zoning, licensing, building, fire, or health approvals for the address.
Browse business licensing offices - Neighborhood services Open the local-office path
Potholes, streetlights, graffiti, trash, and service requests
For a city-owned street or service inside Redlands, start with the local request system. County roads, Caltrans routes, utilities, private property, and separate service providers use different doors.
- School and care Open the school and care path
School enrollment, student records, and child-care checks
The school district handles assignment and records. County offices can help with some family services, while the state licenses child-care facilities.
- Parking Open the parking path
Residential, guest, overnight, and local parking permits
A local parking permit is separate from a citation, moving ticket, and toll notice. Match the permit to the address, vehicle, district, or parking facility.
- Tickets Open the ticket path
Traffic court, parking citations, and toll notices
San Bernardino County Superior Court handles traffic court matters. A city or issuing agency handles parking. The toll operator handles toll notices.
- Safety Open the emergency path
Emergency alerts, evacuations, smoke, roads, and power
Use the county or city alert system for local warnings. Follow the local emergency office for evacuation wording, then use the state fire, smoke, road, and utility sources for the matching layer.
Official city doors
Start local when the address is inside Redlands.
The official website is always here. Direct service links appear only when the California Porch source trail supports them; an unlisted service has not been guessed.
County handoff
Keep the county layer close.
Redlands does not replace the county for records, property taxes, courts, elections, benefits, public health, or county alerts. The official doors stay together below.
San Bernardino County
Practical notes
Office, map, permit, and paperwork notes for Redlands
Place answer · Home and property · Reviewed July 4, 2026
Redlands utility service has water and solid-waste contacts
Redlands utility customer service separates water and sewer questions from solid-waste questions, while RedConnect handles account and payment access.
Place answer · Cars and driving · Reviewed June 30, 2026
Arrow gives Redlands three local rail stops
Arrow rail service connects Redlands and San Bernardino, with Redlands-Esri, Redlands-Downtown, and Redlands-University stations serving different parts of the city.
Countywide answer · Cars and driving · Reviewed July 4, 2026
San Bernardino County mountain snow has its own road rhythm
San Bernardino County Snow Information shares winter driving tips, road-status definitions, and snow-removal status for county mountain roads.
Countywide answer · Rules and licenses · Reviewed June 29, 2026
San Bernardino County has a countywide role and a local role
San Bernardino County's Countywide Plan separates its regional county role from its local role in unincorporated communities.
County practical note · Rules and licenses · Reviewed July 3, 2026
San Bernardino County records start with recorder or clerk
San Bernardino County record errands are easier when you split official recorded documents, vital records, marriage services, fictitious business names, notary filings, and other clerk work before you start.
County practical note · Money and taxes · Reviewed July 3, 2026
San Bernardino County tax questions split between value and payment
San Bernardino County property tax questions usually go to the Assessor-Recorder-Clerk for property information or the Tax Collector for bills and payments.
Stories & Notes
Stories and local context in San Bernardino County
Place story · History and culture
Redlands has a Lincoln shrine tucked beside Smiley Library
The Lincoln Memorial Shrine in Redlands is a city-connected museum and research place dedicated to Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War.
Place story · History and culture
Redlands Bowl made summer music feel open to everyone
The Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival is a long-running Inland Empire tradition built around outdoor performances with no admission charge, community support, and music under the stars.
Countywide story · History and culture
The Integratron keeps Landers wonderfully hard to explain
The Integratron in Landers is a wooden desert dome tied to George Van Tassel, UFO-era ideas, unusual acoustics, restoration work, and sound-bath visits.
Countywide story · Outdoors
Mojave National Preserve is the big desert trip in San Bernardino County
Mojave is a remote preserve with desert habitats, long human history, and road conditions that visitors should check before they go.
County place story · History and culture
The California Theatre keeps San Bernardino's movie-palace layer
San Bernardino's California Theatre is a 1928 downtown landmark, with movie-palace roots, live performances, and a long civic role.
County place story · History and culture
Roy Rogers left Apple Valley with a Happy Trails layer
Apple Valley's Roy Rogers story ties the high desert to the Apple Valley Inn, a family home, the first Roy Rogers Museum, and a lasting local cowboy-memory thread.
County place story · History and culture
Upland's old districts still carry the lemon-grove years
Upland's historic preservation program points to lemon-grove roots, nine local historic districts, and more than 580 listed historic and cultural resources.
County place story · History and culture
Chaffey-Garcia House keeps Rancho Cucamonga close to its citrus roots
Rancho Cucamonga's Chaffey-Garcia House gives Etiwanda a preserved home-and-citrus layer beside the city's newer foothill and Route 66 stories.