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Welcome to Carbonado ...

The town of Carbonado is located on Puget Sound.

Carbonado is located in Pierce County<1>.

The pronunciation of Carbonado: char-buhn-AY-doh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carbonado, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Carbonado has a population of 736 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Carbonado is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The ZIP code for Carbonado: 98323<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Carbonado had an population of 736 people. This is an increase of 20.66% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 18.52% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carbonado had a population of 610 people. This makes Carbonado the county's 18th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 610 people, the population of Carbonado decreased 1.77% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 621 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Carbonado.

Communities Also Named Carbonado ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Carbonado - it's located in Iowa.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carbonado.

Communities near Carbonado ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carbonado ...

Looking for more information about Carbonado? 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 Carbonado, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Carbonado.

Adding Carbonado to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carbonado in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Carbonado was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Carbonado post office opened in 1880.

We also found Carbonado in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carbonado.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carbonado. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Pierce, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Carbonado. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Carbonado.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carbonado - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>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 town (such as Carbonado). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Carbonado or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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