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Welcome to Carlsbad ...

Carlsbad is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Carlsbad is located in Tom Green County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carlsbad, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Carlsbad is 2,020 feet [616 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Carlsbad lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Carlsbad: 325

The ZIP code for Carlsbad: 76934<3>

Communities Also Named Carlsbad ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Carlsbad - they are located in California and New Mexico.

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

Communities near Carlsbad ...

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

  • San Angelo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Grape Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Grape Creek is located in Tom Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
  • Water Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Arden ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Arden is located in Irion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
  • Orient
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Orient is located in Tom Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
  • Edith
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Edith is located in Coke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
  • Hughes ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Hughes is located in Irion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • Robert Lee
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Knickerbocker
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Tennyson
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)

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 Carlsbad. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carlsbad.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carlsbad ...

Looking for more information about Carlsbad? 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 Carlsbad, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Carlsbad.

Adding Carlsbad to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Carlsbad post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carlsbad.

Footnotes ...

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