Patton, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States
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Patton is a former unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States, now part of the city of San Bernardino. It is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northeast of downtown San Bernardino. Patton has a post office with ZIP code 92369, which opened in 1897.[2][3]
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| Coordinates: 34°08′09″N 117°13′26″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Bernardino |
| Elevation | 1,283 ft (391 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 92369 |
| Area code | 909 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1661200[1] |
The community originated with the construction of the Southern California Asylum for the Insane and Inebriates, which included a train depot established prior to its opening in 1893. The depot, originally named "Asylum", was a stop on the Santa Fe Railroad's "Kite-Shaped Track".[4] Around 1897, the facility changed its name to the "Southern California Hospital for the Insane" and the railroad changed the station's name to "Patton", after H. W. Patton, a journalist and original member of the hospital's board of managers.[5] The facility itself eventually changed its name to Patton State Hospital.
