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Welcome to Ponderosa East ...

Ponderosa East is located in Douglas County<1>.

Ponderosa East is 6,260 feet [1,908 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Ponderosa East is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Ponderosa East: 303, 720 & 983<3>

Communities near Ponderosa East ...

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

  • Aurora
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Aurora is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 387,377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
  • Centennial
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Castle Rock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Parker
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Littleton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Englewood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lone Tree
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Castle Pines
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Castle Pines North
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Castle Pines North is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines North
    • Estimated population in 2011: 10,602 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ponderosa East ...

Looking for more information about Ponderosa East? 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 East, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ponderosa East.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ponderosa East - 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 303 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 720 or 983. New phone numbers in the Ponderosa East area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303, 720 or 983. As a result, placing a call in the Ponderosa East 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.