title: Boncarbo, Colorado
text: # Boncarbo, Colorado
  
  Boncarbo is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Boncarbo Post Office is 81024.
  
  ## History
  
  The town of Boncarbo was established by the American Smelting and Refining Company in 1915. Boncarbo is a corruption of the French bon carbon, meaning good coal. The Boncarbo Post Office opened on November 15, 1917. Most of the coal mined at Boncarbo was sent to Cokedale for coking.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Boncarbo is located at 37°12′58″N 104°41′44″W﻿ / ﻿37.21611°N 104.69556°W﻿ / 37.21611; -104.69556 (37.216249,-104.695587).
  
  