Welcome to Pomona ...

Pomona is located in Yakima County<1>.

The location of Pomona has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pomona, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

When the people of Pomona refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Pomonian<3>

Pomona is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Pomona: (509)

Communities Also Named Pomona ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Pomona: This one is located in Yakima County and the other is located in Snohomish County.

Beyond Washington, there are 21 communities that are also named Pomona - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Tennessee (2), Texas (2) and Virginia (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pomona.

Communities near Pomona ...

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

• Yakima
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yakima
  • Yakima is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yakima <5>
• Selah
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selah
  • Selah is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selah <5>
• Union Gap
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Gap
  • Union Gap is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Gap <5>
• Wapato
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapato
  • Wapato is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wapato <5>
• Moxee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxee
  • Moxee is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moxee <5>
• Tieton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tieton
  • Tieton is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tieton <5>
• Naches
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naches
  • Naches is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naches <5>
• Harrah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrah
  • Harrah is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrah <5>
• Hillside Siding
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Siding
  • Hillside Siding is located in Kittitas County
• Fruitvale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
  • Fruitvale is located in Yakima County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pomona ...

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

Adding Pomona to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pomona 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 Pomona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pomona post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pomona.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pomona. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Yakima County: www.pan.co.yakima.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/