Garcia is an unincorporated town

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 and a U.S. Post Office

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 located in Costilla County

Costilla County, Colorado

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, Colorado

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, United States

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. The Garcia Post Office has the ZIP Code

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81134. Garcia has a bar/restaurant owned by Theresa Cordova, known as Moe's Place. Garcia has a Catholic Church. Garcia is located in Costilla County, Colorado. It is just north of the New Mexico border.

History

This was the first area of Colorado to be colonized, with written history dating to 1540. In 1849, Garcia was established and the name was permanently changed when the village got a post office. It is also known as Los Garcia. Settlement was also aided that year when a treaty was signed with the Utes. As of 2009, Garcia had a population of 276 people. Since 2000, the population has decreased by almost 3 percent.