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Welcome to Cibola ...

Cibola is located in La Paz County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cibola, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Cibola is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cibola lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Cibola, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Area Code for Cibola: 928

The ZIP code for Cibola: 85328<3>

Communities near Cibola ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cibola.

  • Palo Verde
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Blythe
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Blythe is located in Riverside County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,673 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blythe <4>
  • East Blythe
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • East Blythe is located in Riverside County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blythe
  • Mesa Verde
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Mesa Verde is located in Riverside County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Verde
  • Picacho
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Picacho is located in Imperial County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picacho
  • Ehrenberg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Olive City ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Olive City is located in La Paz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive City
    • Olive City has also been known as:
    • Bradshaw's Ferry
    • Olivia
  • Morgantown
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Morgantown is located in La Paz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Castle Dome Landing
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Castle Dome Landing is located in Yuma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Dome Landing
  • Fishers Landing
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fishers Landing is located in Yuma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Landing

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cibola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cibola.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cibola. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cibola.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cibola. See our Newspapers Page for Cibola.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cibola ...

Looking for more information about Cibola? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cibola, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cibola.

Adding Cibola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cibola in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Cibola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cibola post office opened in 1903. The Cibola post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cibola.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including La Paz, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cibola - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Cibola). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cibola or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/