5 Things You May Not Know About Chino Hills, California

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- When news broke Wednesday that one of the record-winning $1.5 billion Powerball tickets was sold in Chino Hills, California, the Los Angeles suburb quickly became a hot topic of conversation.

Here are 5 things you may not know about Chino Hills:

1: Chino Hills is a suburb of Los Angeles in the SW corner of San Bernardino county. It is roughly 35 miles from LA and about an hour and 15 minute drive -- depending on traffic.

2: Money Magazine ranked Chino Hills number 34 in its 2012 "Best Places To Live" list. It was also ranked as the 17th safest place to live, according to 2012 FBI statistics.

3: A 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit Chino Hills on July 29. 2008 and could be felt as far away as Las Vegas.

4: Hall of Fame boxer Danny Lopez is one of the town's notable residents.

5: Chino Hills was ranked as having the 6th highest median household income in the United States, According to the Income, Earnings, and Poverty Data from the 2007 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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