Garden City, Louisiana Explained

Official Name:Garden City, Louisiana
Pushpin Map:Louisiana#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Louisiana
Subdivision Type2:Parish
Subdivision Name2:St. Mary
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:13
Coordinates:29.7656°N -91.4656°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:70540
Area Code:337
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:560813

Garden City is an unincorporated community in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is on the south bank of the Bayou Teche, southeast of Franklin and 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.[1] [2]

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.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. February 19, 2015. United States Postal Service.
  2. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. February 19, 2015. October 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017172656/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.
  3. "About Our School." Centerville School. Retrieved on December 4, 2016.