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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)
  • South Lake Tahoe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Truckee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kings Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Brockway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Tahoe City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crystal Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • 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)
  • Homewood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Placer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carnelian Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.