Welcome to Carleton Place ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carleton Place, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

A typical abbreviation for Carleton Place: Carleton Pl. (or less commonly used: Carleton Plc.)

The town of Carleton Place is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Carleton Place lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).

Telephone area codes for Carleton Place: (613) and (343)<2>

The Canadian Postal Code for Carleton Place: K7C<3>

Websites for Carleton Place ...

Official Website: www.carletonplace.ca/

Communities near Carleton Place ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carleton Place.

• Mississippi Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mississippi Mills <4>
• Smiths Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Falls
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smiths Falls <4>
• Perth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perth <4>
• Ashton Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashton Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Station
• Beckwith
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beckwith came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
• Scotch Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Corners
• Almonte
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almonte
  • Former names for Almonte:
  • Ramsayville
  • Shepherds Falls
  • Shipmans Mills
  • Waterford
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almonte <4>
• Boyds
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyds came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
• Tennyson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
• Cooke's Shore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooke's Shore

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carleton Place ...

Looking for more information about Carleton Place? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Carleton Place, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Carleton Place.

Adding Carleton Place to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Carleton Place was on a map titled Road Map for Ontario (from Shell Oil, 1955).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carleton Place.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Carleton Place: www.carletonplace.ca/

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/