| Official Name: | Boncarbo, Colorado |
| Pushpin Map: | Colorado#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Boncarbo |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Colorado##Location in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Las Animas County |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1915[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 37.2161°N -104.6956°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 2098 |
| Elevation Ft: | 6883 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 81024[3] |
Boncarbo is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Boncarbo Post Office is 81024.[3]
The town of Boncarbo was established by the American Smelting and Refining Company in 1915.[1] Boncarbo is a corruption of the French bon carbon, meaning good coal.[1] The Boncarbo Post Office opened on November 15, 1917.[4] Most of the coal mined at Boncarbo was sent to Cokedale for coking.[1]
Boncarbo is located at 37.2161°N -104.6956°W (37.216249,-104.695587).