Official Name: | Pomona, Missouri |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Missouri#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Pomona |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Howell |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 9.25 |
Area Land Km2: | 9.24 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.57 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.57 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 440 |
Population Density Km2: | 47.62 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 123.35 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1247 |
Coordinates: | 36.8672°N -91.9142°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 65789[2] |
Area Code: | 417 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 29-58934 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2587105 |
Pomona is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Howell County, Missouri, United States. It is located midway between Willow Springs and West Plains. As of the 2010 census, Pomona had a population of 511.[3]
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]