Garcia, Colorado
Gracia, Colorado | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Coordinates: 37°00′12″N 105°32′12″W / 37.00333°N 105.53667°WCoordinates: 37°00′12″N 105°32′12″W / 37.00333°N 105.53667°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
Counties | Costilla[1] |
Elevation[1] | 7,726 ft (2,355 m) |
Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
ZIP code[2] | 81152 |
Garcia is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office located in Costilla County, Colorado, United States, just north of the New Mexico border. The Garcia Post Office has the ZIP Code 81134.[2]
History
A post office called Garcia was established in 1915.[3] The community was named for the local Garcia family.[4]
Geography
Garcia is located at 37°00′12″N 105°32′12″W / 37.00333°N 105.53667°W (37.003375,-105.536728).
References
- 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 15, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 23, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2006.
- ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 23.
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