Guasti, California
Guasti, formerly known as South Cucamonga and Zucker, is an unincorporated community in the Cucamonga Valley region of the Pomona Valley, in southwestern San Bernardino County, California.
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  Guasti, California | |
| Coordinates: 34°03′54″N 117°35′11″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County |  San Bernardino |
| Elevation | 296 m (971 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 91743 |
| Area code(s) | 909 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1660703[1] |
Guasti is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of downtown Ontario, near the Ontario International Airport.
History
The area was a former major wine-producing district in the Cucamonga Valley AVA region, with the Italian Vineyard Company based here. By 1917 the Cucamonga-Guasti vineyards spanned over 20,000 acres, and Secondo Guasti was advertising his vineyard as "The Largest in the World." [2]
The community changed its name from Zucker to Guasti after Secondo Guasti, founder of the Italian Vineyard Company, which operated in the area. The Guasti post office opened in 1910.[3]
Post Office
Guasti has a post office with ZIP code 91743.[4] The first post office in the community opened under the name Zucker in 1887 and closed in 1900.
References
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- Inside The Inland Empire: "The Wineries of Rancho Cucamonga are back.", 9 May 2007.
- Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1424. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ZIP Code Lookup
