Garden City, Louisiana

Unincorporated community in Louisiana, United States
29°45′56″N 91°27′56″W / 29.76556°N 91.46556°W / 29.76556; -91.46556CountryUnited StatesStateLouisianaParishSt. MaryElevation
13 ft (4 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code
70540
Area code337GNIS 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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