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Welcome to Ponderosa Fairway Estates ...

Ponderosa Fairway Estates is located in Nevada County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Ponderosa Fairway Estates: Ponderosa Fairway Ests.

Ponderosa Fairway Estates is 5,830 feet [1,777 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Ponderosa Fairway Estates is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Ponderosa Fairway Estates lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Ponderosa Fairway Estates: 530 & 837<3>

Communities near Ponderosa Fairway Estates ...

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

  • Andover ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Andover is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Donner Lake Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Donner Lake Village is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Lake Village
    • Donner Lake Village has also been known as:
    • Donner Lake
  • Donner Woods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Donner Woods is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
  • Bronco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bronco is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
  • Carnelian Bay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Floriston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Norden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tahoe Vista
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Donner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Donner is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
  • Kings Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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 Fairway Estates. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ponderosa Fairway Estates.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ponderosa Fairway Estates. 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 Fairway Estates.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ponderosa Fairway Estates ...

Looking for more information about Ponderosa Fairway Estates? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ponderosa Fairway Estates, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ponderosa Fairway Estates.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Nevada, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ponderosa Fairway Estates - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Ponderosa Fairway Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Ponderosa Fairway Estates area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.