| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Missouri |
| County | Howell |
| Unit pref | Imperial |
| Area total | 9.25 km² |
| Area land | 9.24 km² |
| Area water | 0.01 km² |
| Area total | 3.57 sq mi |
| Area land | 3.57 sq mi |
| Area water | 0.00 sq mi |
| Population as of | 2020 |
| Population total | 440 |
| Population density | 47.62 km² |
| Population density | 123.35 sq mi |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| Time zone (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Elevation | 1247 ft |
| Coordinates | 36°52′2″N 91°54′51″W |
| ZIP code | 65789[1] |
| Area code | 417 |
| FIPS code | 29-58934[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2587105[3] |
Pomona is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Howell County, Missouri, United States.[3] It is located midway between Willow Springs and West Plains. As of the 2010 census, Pomona had a population of 511.[2]
A post office called Pomona has been in operation since 1895.[4] The community was named for Pomona,[5] the Roman goddess of fruit trees; this area was a major producer of apples.[6]
References
- ^ "Pomona MO ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Pomona CDP, Missouri". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
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- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 176
- ^ "Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived 24 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 October 2016.