Chino Hills, California - Geography - City Layout

City Layout

The city of Chino Hills is bounded by the Los Angeles County cities of Pomona and Diamond Bar to the north and to the northwest, the San Bernardino County city of Chino to the east, unincorporated Riverside County near Corona to the southeast, and the Orange County cities of Brea and Yorba Linda to the west and southwest, respectively, as well as an unincorporated area of Orange County between Brea and Yorba Lina and a small unincorporated area between Yorba Linda and Anaheim commonly mistaken as part of the city of Anaheim, to the southwest and south, respectively.

The eastern border of Chino Hills roughly follows the Chino Valley Freeway (SR 71), which offers access to the Pomona Freeway (SR 60) to the north and the Riverside Freeway (SR 91) to the south. Undeveloped hills form the western border, which also serves as the San Bernardino – Orange County line. Because this area is mostly undeveloped, there is only one road directly connecting Chino Hills and Orange County, Carbon Canyon Road (SR 142), which is long, winding, and prone to landslides.

Chino Hills' main arterial roads are:

• Butterfield Ranch Road, which starts at the southeasternmost part of the developed portions of Chino Hills by the 71 freeway and Euclid Avenue and runs northwest, somewhat parallel to the 71 until it passes Soquel Canyon Parkway into Los Serranos.
• Carbon Canyon Road, which starts at Chino Hills Parkway and runs southwest into Sleepy Hollow and continues on into Brea, where it turns into E Lambert Road. Labeled as State Route 142 from Chino Hills Parkway to Valencia Avenue.
• Chino Avenue, which bisects the northern half of the city starting at Chino Hills Parkway in the northeast and heading east into Chino.
• Chino Hills Parkway, which begins just east of the Chino Hills/Chino border in Chino and heads west then curves north finally terminating in the Pomona community of Phillips Ranch. It is signed as State Route 142 between Carbon Canyon Road and the Chino Valley Freeway.
• Grand Avenue, which continues Edison Avenue west from the Chino Valley Freeway at the city's eastern end to well past its western end into Diamond Bar, Covina, and eventually ending in Glendora.
• Peyton Drive, which begins in the residential areas of south Chino Hills and bisects Chino Hills Parkway and Grand Avenue and Chino Avenue and turns into Riverside Drive as it passes under the Chino Valley Freeway. Payne Ranch, a notable gated community, is located off Peyton Dr. opposite City Hall and The Shoppes at Chino Hills, just north of Ruben S. Ayala High School.
• Pipeline Avenue, which runs from the beginning of Soquel Canyon and runs north all the way through Chino into Pomona.
• Soquel Canyon Parkway, which starts at the southern tip of Pipeline Avenue in southern Chino Hills and turns into Central Avenue at the Chino / Chino Hills border.

Most of the city is residential, and the few commercial areas are at the intersections of the arterial streets. These commercial areas are usually small community centers, anchored by supermarkets and restaurants.