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Gorda
Gorda
	— Unincorporated community —
	The view of the Pacific Ocean from Gorda.
	; Gorda Location in California
	Coordinates: 35°55′57″N 121°28′08″W / 35.9325°N 121.46889°WCoordinates: 35°55′57″N 121°28′08″W / 35.9325°N 121.46889°W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Monterey County
Elevation	148 ft (45 m)

Gorda is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California.^[1] It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Cape San Martin,^[2] at an elevation of 148 feet (45 m).^[1] It is one of the three small settlements of gas 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.

[edit] History

The fresh springs in Gorda were used by Native American tribes. The first settlement by Westerners was in 1878, when a stagecoach stop was built in Gorda. The settlement expanded with the Gold Rush of the 1880s.^[4] The town is now the location of the Gorda Springs Ocean Side Resort.

A post office operated at Gorda from 1893 to 1923, moving in 1910.^[2]

[edit] Gas prices

As of April 26, 2008, Gorda had the highest gas prices in the United States at $5.40 per gallon. Part of this cost goes to subsidize the 100 gallon per day diesel generator fuel bill for the town.^[5]^[6]^[7]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c USGS GNIS: Gorda, California
^ ^a ^b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 901. ISBN 9781884995149.
^ USPS ZIP Code lookup tool
^ http://www.gordasprings.com/
^ "ABC News Nightline - High-Priced Gas in the Middle of Nowhere"http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=4532134&page=1
^ "Most Stunning View in Town Is the One at the Pump", Jesse McKinley, The New York Times, March 12, 2008
^ msnbc.com Video Player

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[gnis-0] USGS GNIS: Gorda, California

[CGN-1] Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 901. ISBN 9781884995149.

[2] USPS ZIP Code lookup tool

[3] ttp://www.gordasprings.com/

[4] "ABC News Nightline - High-Priced Gas in the Middle of Nowhere"http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=4532134&page=1

[5] "Most Stunning View in Town Is the One at the Pump", Jesse McKinley, The New York Times, March 12, 2008

[6] snbc.com Video Player

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