Welcome to Carnelian Heights ...

Carnelian Heights is located in Placer County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Carnelian Heights: Carnelian Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Carnelian Heights is 6,660 feet [2,030 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Carnelian Heights is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Carnelian Heights lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Carnelian Heights: 530

Communities near Carnelian Heights ...

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

• Carson City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
  • Carson City is located in Carson City (NV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson City <3>
• South Lake Tahoe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lake Tahoe
  • South Lake Tahoe is located in El Dorado County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lake Tahoe <3>
• Truckee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckee
  • Truckee is located in Nevada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truckee <3>
• Kings Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Beach
  • Kings Beach is located in Placer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kings Beach <3>
• Brockway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
  • Brockway is located in Placer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockway <3>
• Tahoe City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe City
  • Tahoe City is located in Placer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tahoe City <3>
• Crystal Bay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Bay
  • Crystal Bay is located in Washoe County (NV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Bay <3>
• Tahoe Pines
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
  • Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County
• Incline Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Incline Village
  • Incline Village is located in Washoe County (NV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Incline Village <3>
• Homewood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Homewood is located in Placer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carnelian Heights ...

Looking for more information about Carnelian Heights? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Carnelian Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Carnelian Heights.