Welcome to Ponderosa ...

Ponderosa is located in Sandoval County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ponderosa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1933.

Ponderosa is 6,010 feet [1,832 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Ponderosa is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Ponderosa lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ponderosa is within the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named Ponderosa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Ponderosa: This one is located in Sandoval County and the other is located in Bernalillo County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 21 communities that are also named Ponderosa - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia (3), Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina (3), North Dakota, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ponderosa.

Communities near Ponderosa ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ponderosa.

• Jemez Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jemez Springs
  • Jemez Springs is located in Sandoval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jemez Springs <3>
• San Ysidro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ysidro
  • San Ysidro is located in Sandoval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Ysidro <3>
• Jemez Pueblo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jemez Pueblo
  • Jemez Pueblo is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jemez Pueblo <3>
• Zia Pueblo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zia Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zia Pueblo
  • Zia Pueblo is located in Sandoval County
• Santa Ana Pueblo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Ana Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ana Pueblo
  • Santa Ana Pueblo is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Ana Pueblo <3>
• Seven Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
  • Seven Springs is located in Sandoval County
• Sile
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sile
  • Sile is located in Sandoval County
• Cochiti Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochiti Lake
  • Cochiti Lake is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochiti Lake <3>
• Cochiti Pueblo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochiti Pueblo
  • Cochiti Pueblo is located in Sandoval County
  • Cochiti Pueblo has also been known as:
  • Cochiti
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochiti Pueblo <3>
• Kewa Pueblo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewa Pueblo
  • Kewa Pueblo is located in Sandoval County
  • Former name for Kewa Pueblo:
  • Santo Domingo Pueblo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kewa Pueblo <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ponderosa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ponderosa.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ponderosa. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ponderosa.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ponderosa. See our Newspapers Page for Ponderosa.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ponderosa ...

Looking for more information about Ponderosa? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ponderosa, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ponderosa.

Adding Ponderosa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ponderosa in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ponderosa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ponderosa post office opened in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ponderosa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ponderosa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sandoval County: www.sandovalcounty.com/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/