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Summary for Carmel-by-the-Sea


About Carmel-by-the-Sea (Click for our profile page)

Located in: Monterey County (see below)

Time Zone: Carmel-by-the-Sea lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT)

Telephone Area Code: 831

ZIP Codes: 93921-93923<1>

Elevation: 200 feet [60.96 m] above sea level<2>

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Carmel-by-the-Sea)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<3>     3,775   (1.42% increase since 2010)  
2010:     3,722   (8.8% decrease since 2000)
2000:     4,081

Total Area:<4>   1.08 sq. miles [2.8 km²]

Housing Units:<5>   3,417

Websites for Carmel-by-the-Sea

Official Website:   www.carmelcalifornia.com/

Junior League:   www.jlmontereycounty.org/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Carmel-by-the-Sea:

Lat:   36.555100°   (or 36°33'18" N)

Lon:   -121.921900°   (or -121°55'18" W)

USGS Topo Map:   Monterey<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Carmel-by-the-Sea

GNIS ID:   2409987

FIPS State / Place Code:   06 / 11250

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Carmel-by-the-Sea)


About Monterey County

The city of Salinas is the County Seat for Monterey County.

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Monterey)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     434,061   (4.25% increase since 2010)  
2010     416,373   (3.64% increase since 2000)
2000:     401,762

Total Area:   3,771 sq. miles [9,767.4 km²]   - of which 13.01% is water (490.6 sq. miles [1,270.7 km²])

Housing Units:   139,048

Official Website:   https://www.countyofmonterey.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Monterey

GNIS ID:   277291

FIPS State / County Code:   06 / 053

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Carmel-by-the-Sea)


About California

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     39,437,610   (5.86% increase since 2010)  
2010:     37,253,956   (9.99% increase since 2000)
2000:     33,871,648

Websites for State of California

Official Website:   https://www.ca.gov/

Tourism:   https://www.visitcalifornia.com/

Parks:   https://www.parks.ca.gov/

Fishing:   https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Fishing

Hunting:   https://wildlife.ca.gov/Hunting

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of California

GNIS ID:   1779778

FIPS State:   06

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Carmel-by-the-Sea)

Footnotes ...

<1>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 city (such as Carmel-by-the-Sea). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Carmel-by-the-Sea or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Carmel-by-the-Sea includes: 93921, 93922 & 93923.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carmel-by-the-Sea - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<4>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Carmel-by-the-Sea. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<5>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<6>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Carmel-by-the-Sea, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Carmel-by-the-Sea.