Pomona Missouri Map

About Pomona, Missouri

Pomona is a locality in Howell County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 440. The population density is 47.6 people per km². Pomona is located at 36.8673°N, 91.9143°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 65789.

Pomona emerges from the landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings anchored by the persistent, winding course of Little Creek. It lies 10.2 miles north-northwest of West Plains, MO (from West Plains, MO: bearing 340°T), and is situated 9.2 miles south-southeast of Willow Springs. The terrain here is defined by the subtle rise and fall of the earth, where the soil holds the damp, dark scent of deep woodlands and the air carries a crispness that sharpens as the sun dips behind the canopy. Sunlight filters through the trees of the nearby Mark Twain National Forest, casting long, fractured shadows across the damp earth and illuminating the silvered bark of hardwoods. It is a land of quiet transitions, where the horizon remains flat and unburdened by distant peaks, leaving the vast sky to dictate the shifting moods of the day.

Pomona maintains a steady, deliberate pace that reflects its long-standing connection to the land and the modest industry of the surrounding timber and agricultural tracts. History here is marked not by grand monuments, but by the slow accumulation of generations who have worked the soil and navigated the seasonal rhythms of the creek. Life in Pomona is defined by the practicalities of the rural economy, where the resilience of the local people mirrors the sturdiness of the oaks that dominate the landscape. In the stillness of an afternoon, one might hear the distant, rhythmic hum of a passing truck, a sound that serves as a reminder of the connections that bind this quiet corner of the state to the wider world beyond its wooded borders.

About This Pomona Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pomona, Missouri. Coordinates: 36.867279, -91.914317. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Pomona includes the ZIP code (65789), telephone area code (417), county seat of Howell County (West Plains), and school district assignment (Willow Springs R-IV School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.