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Welcome to San Carlos ...

San Carlos is located in Gila County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of San Carlos, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

San Carlos is near sea level<2>.

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

The ZIP code for San Carlos: 85550<3>

Communities Also Named San Carlos ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arizona communities named San Carlos: This one is located in Gila County and the other is located in Maricopa County.

Beyond Arizona, there are 10 communities that are also named San Carlos - they are located in California (3), Colorado, Florida (2), Nevada and Texas (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for San Carlos.

Communities near San Carlos ...

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

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around San Carlos. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for San Carlos.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of San Carlos. 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 San Carlos.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Carlos ...

Looking for more information about San Carlos? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for San Carlos, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for San Carlos.

Adding San Carlos to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of San Carlos 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 San Carlos was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the San Carlos post office opened in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for San Carlos.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Gila, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around San Carlos - 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 San Carlos). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether San Carlos 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/