Garcia, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Entering Garcia from New Mexico.
Entering Garcia from New Mexico.
Coordinates: 37°00′15″N 105°32′14″W / 37.00417°N 105.53722°W / 37.00417; -105.53722
Country United States
State Colorado
CountiesCostilla[1]
Elevation
[1]
7,730 ft (2,360 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[2]
81152
Area code719
GNIS feature204793[1]

Garcia is an unincorporated community located in Costilla County, Colorado, United States. The San Luis post office (Zip Code 81152) serves Garcia postal addresses.[2]

History

Original settled in 1849 as La Plaza de los Manzanares,[3] Garcia rivals San Luis as the oldest continuously occupied settlement in Colorado.[4] A post office called Garcia was established in 1915.[5] The community was named for the local Garcia family.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garcia, Colorado
  2. 1 2 "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  3. ↑ Tushar, Olibama López (2007). The people of El Valle : a history of the Spanish settlers in the San Luis Valley (4th ed.). Pueblo, Colo.: El Escritorio. ISBN 0-9628974-6-9. OCLC 310960699.
  4. ↑ Rosso, Mike (November 1, 2010). "Lines in the sand". Colorado Central Magazine. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  6. ↑ 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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