Gorda, California

Gorda
Gorda, California.
Gorda, California.
Gorda is located in California
Gorda
Gorda
Location in California
Coordinates: 35°52′35″N 121°26′46″W / 35.87639°N 121.44611°W / 35.87639; -121.44611
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMonterey County
Elevation148 ft (45 m)
ZIP code
93920
Area code805
GNIS feature ID271364

Gorda (Spanish for "Fat") is a hamlet in Monterey County, California.[1] It is located 3 mi (4.8 km) south of Cape San Martin,[2] at an elevation of 148 ft (45 m).[1] It is one of the three small settlements of filling stations, restaurants, and motels located along State Route 1 on the Big Sur coast. The ZIP Code is 93920, but mail must be addressed to Big Sur,[3] and the community is inside area code 805.

  1. ^ a b c "Gorda". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  2. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 901. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ "USPS.com® - ZIP Code™ Lookup". Archived from the original on November 22, 2010.