Pontiac is a community in Ozark County, Missouri, home to about 88 people across 2.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 65729.
Homes sold for a median of $142 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Pontiac. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)179 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Branson Airport (BKG)33 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN177 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX349 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Pontiac; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Pontiac had 123 residents in the 2020 census, down 30% since 2010.
It’s the 900th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Ozark County grew from 12,145 residents in 1900 to 8,553 in 2020.
Ozark County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 41.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mountain Home Baxter Ap, AR weather station (13 miles away).
876 jobs at 163 businesses in Ozark County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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