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]
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.
Garden City is served by the Centerville School (K-12) of the St. Mary Parish School Board, located in Centerville.[3]