Ponderay, Idaho
Ponderay, Idaho | |
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Location of Ponderay in Bonner County, Idaho. | |
| Coordinates: 48°18′33″N 116°32′21″W / 48.30917°N 116.53917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Bonner |
| Incorporated (village) | May 27, 1947 |
| Incorporated (city) | November 26, 1968 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.45 sq mi (8.94 km2) |
| • Land | 2.93 sq mi (7.60 km2) |
| • Water | 0.52 sq mi (1.34 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,129 ft (649 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,289 |
| • Density | 439.3/sq mi (169.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 83852 |
| Area code | 208 |
| FIPS code | 16-64450 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411457 |
| Website | www |
Ponderay (/ˌpɒndəˈreɪ/ POND-ə-RAY) is a city in Bonner County, Idaho. As of the 2020 census, Ponderay had a population of 1,289. Ponderay's city motto is "Little City with the Big Future". Its name is an English phonetic spelling of the French words “Pend d'Oreille”, the name of a local indigenous people that live in the region. The name of the lake the city sits on, Lake Pend Oreille, is also a corruption of the Pend d'Orielles.