Welcome to Pondosa ...
Pondosa is located in Union County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pondosa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1927.
Pondosa is 3,260 feet [994 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Pondosa is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Pondosa lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Pondosa and travel south, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
Area Codes for Pondosa: 541 & 458<3>
Communities Also Named Pondosa ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pondosa - it's located in California.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pondosa.
Websites for Pondosa ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.unioncountychamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Pondosa, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Pondosa ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pondosa.
- Baker City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker City
- Baker City is located in Baker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
- Baker City has also been known as:
- Baker
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker City <4>
- Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
- North Powder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Powder have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Powder
- North Powder is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Powder <4>
- Haines
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines
- Haines is located in Baker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haines <4>
- Keating
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
- Keating is located in Baker County
- Hutchinson ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hutchinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- Hutchinson is located in Baker County
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Baker County
- Pocahontas ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pocahontas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Baker County
- Cornucopia ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
- Cornucopia is located in Baker County
- Cove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Cove is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cove <4>
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 Pondosa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pondosa.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pondosa. 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 Pondosa.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pondosa. See our Newspapers Page for Pondosa.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pondosa ...
Looking for more information about Pondosa? 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 Pondosa, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pondosa.
Adding Pondosa to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pondosa 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 Pondosa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Pondosa post office opened in 1927.
We also found Pondosa on a map titled Mobile Oil Map of Oregon (1949).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pondosa.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pondosa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Union County: www.union-county.org/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pondosa - 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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Pondosa area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Pondosa 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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |