Welcome to Ponder ...The town of Ponder is located Ponder is located in Denton County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Ponder, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Ponder has a population of 2,389 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Ponder is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Ponder lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Ponder: 940 The ZIP code for Ponder: 76259<4> Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ponder had an population of 2,389 people. This is an increase of 71.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 371.2% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Ponder had a population of 1,395 people. This makes Ponder the county's 25th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,395 people, the population of Ponder increased 175.15% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 507 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Ponder. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Ponder - they are located in Georgia, Missouri and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ponder. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ponder. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ponder. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ponder. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ponder. 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 Ponder. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ponder. See our Newspapers Page for Ponder. Looking for more information about Ponder? 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 Ponder, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ponder. We originally found mention of Ponder 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 (so far) for Ponder was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Ponder.
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