Welcome to Ponderosa Palisades ...
Ponderosa Palisades is located in Placer County<1>.
Ponderosa Palisades is 6,170 feet [1,881 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Ponderosa Palisades is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Ponderosa Palisades lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ponderosa Palisades: 530 & 837<3>
Communities near Ponderosa Palisades ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ponderosa Palisades.
- Donner Lake Village
(5 miles [8 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Donner Woods is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
- Donner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Donner is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
- Norden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carnelian Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Soda Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Soda Springs is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Lake Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Forest is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
- Soda Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tahoe Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bronco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bronco is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
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 Palisades. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ponderosa Palisades.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ponderosa Palisades. 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 Palisades.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ponderosa Palisades. See our Newspapers Page for Ponderosa Palisades.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ponderosa Palisades ...
Looking for more information about Ponderosa Palisades? 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 Palisades, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ponderosa Palisades.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Placer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ponderosa Palisades - 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 Palisades area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Ponderosa Palisades 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. |