Garden City, Louisiana

Garden City, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
Garden City, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Garden City, Louisiana
Garden City, Louisiana
Garden City, Louisiana is located in the United States
Garden City, Louisiana
Garden City, Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°45′56″N 91°27′56″W / 29.76556°N 91.46556°W / 29.76556; -91.46556
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishSt. Mary
Elevation
13 ft (4 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70540
Area code337
GNIS feature ID560813[1]

Garden City is an unincorporated community in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is on the south bank of the Bayou Teche, 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Franklin and 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Centerville another unincorporated community. Garden City had a post office until it closed on September 24, 2011; it still has its own ZIP code, 70540.[2][3]

History

Garden City was founded as a company town by the Albert Hanson Lumber Company. In 1993, two former company properties were added to the National Register of Historic Places: Hanson Lumber Company Office and Hanson Lumber Company Owner's House.

Education

Garden City is served by the Centerville School (K-12) of the St. Mary Parish School Board, located in Centerville.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Garden City". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  4. ^ "About Our School." Centerville School. Retrieved on December 4, 2016.


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