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Pontiac, Missouri
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Country U. S. A.
State Missouri
County Ozark County
Elevation
251 m (823 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip Code
65729

Pontiac is a census-designated place in southern Ozark County, Missouri, United States. It lies six miles south of Isabella and 18.5 miles southwest of Gainesville, on the northeast shore of Bull Shoals Lake.

A post office called Pontiac has been in operation since 1887. The community was named in honor of the Ottawa Indian chief Pontiac, perhaps via Pontiac, Michigan.

The town is on a ridge above the lake at an elevation of about 820 feet. The lake has a normal surface elevation of 654 feet. The town consists of a post office, a marina and campgrounds on the lake, a restaurant, and a church. Pontiac is accessed via Missouri Route W from Missouri Route 5 south of Gainesville.

Sunrise on Highway W in Pontiac, Missouri
Sunrise on Highway W In Pontiac, Missouri
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