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Carnelian Bay
CaliforniaCDP
Carnelian Bay
Total population
391
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Carnelian Bay is an unincorporated community on the shore of Lake Tahoe in Placer County, California, United States. The Cornelian Bay post office operated from 1883 to 1887 and from 1891 to 1893. The Carnelian Bay post office opened in 1908.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km), 86.7% of it land, and 13.3% of it water.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Carnelian Bay, CA from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Mountain ChickadeePoecile gambeli (Ridgway, 1886) · Aves8,678
- Steller's JayCyanocitta stelleri (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves7,772
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,119
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves5,099
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves4,336
- Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves4,292
- Western Wood-PeweeContopus sordidulus P.L.Sclater, 1859 · Aves3,707
- Northern FlickerColaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,350
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- North Tahoe HighHigh · Tahoe City · 505 students · 23:1 ratio
- Kings Beach ElementaryElementary · Kings Beach · 390 students · 21.7:1 ratio
- North Tahoe MiddleMiddle · Tahoe City · 299 students · 16.6:1 ratio
- Tahoe Lake ElementaryElementary · Tahoe City · 292 students · 22.5:1 ratio
- Creekside CharterElementary · Olympic Valley · 235 students · 19.6:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in California
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Carnelian Bay
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Bug, Lassen, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-08 · 34 mi
- Wildfire Fred Mt, Washoe, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-09 · 38 mi
- Wildfire Stallion, Washoe, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-10 · 50 mi
- Wildfire GANN, Calaveras, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-03 · 86 mi
- Wildfire BISCAR, Lassen, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-07-18 · 96 mi
- Wildfire FIELDS, Merced, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-07-23 · 119 mi
- Wildfire New Pass, Churchill, NevadaWildfires · 2026-07-26 · 142 mi
- Wildfire BROOK, Shasta, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-07-18 · 151 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET