Town guide

Carmet, California

Carmet is a community in Sonoma County, California, home to about 85 people across 0.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 94923.

Homes sold for a median of $910 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population85293 per sq mi
Median home value$1,475,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$910Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking21%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Carmet

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Carmet

Distances

Nearest major airportSan Francisco International Airport (SFO)61 miles away
Closer regional airportCharles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (STS)17 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+San Francisco, CA42 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA394 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Carmet; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Carmet

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Carmet had 55 residents in the 2020 census, up 17% since 2010.

It’s the 1468th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

Sonoma County grew from 38,480 residents in 1900 to 488,863 in 2020.

Carmet population by census2010: 47, 2020: 55472010552020

Sonoma County, 1900–2020

Sonoma County population, 1900 to 20201900: 38,480, 1910: 48,394, 1920: 52,090, 1930: 62,222, 1940: 69,052, 1950: 103,405, 1960: 147,375, 1970: 204,885, 1980: 299,681, 1990: 388,222, 2000: 458,614, 2010: 483,878, 2020: 488,86338K’00’1052K’20’3069K’40’50147K’60’70300K’80’90459K’00’10489K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 66°F in summer, and winter lows average 44°F. About 28.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near CarmetJan: high 56°F, low 45°F, 5.3 in; Feb: high 56°F, low 45°F, 6 in; Mar: high 57°F, low 46°F, 3.9 in; Apr: high 57°F, low 46°F, 2.2 in; May: high 58°F, low 48°F, 1.2 in; Jun: high 61°F, low 49°F, 0.5 in; Jul: high 62°F, low 51°F, 0.2 in; Aug: high 63°F, low 52°F, 0.1 in; Sep: high 66°F, low 51°F, 0.2 in; Oct: high 62°F, low 49°F, 1.8 in; Nov: high 59°F, low 47°F, 2.9 in; Dec: high 55°F, low 44°F, 4.6 in56°45°Jan5.356°45°Feb6.057°46°Mar3.957°46°Apr2.258°48°May1.261°49°Jun0.562°51°Jul0.263°52°Aug0.166°51°Sep0.262°49°Oct1.859°47°Nov2.955°44°Dec4.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bodega 6 Wsw, CA weather station (2 miles away).

Jobs in Sonoma County

177,367 jobs at 14,572 businesses in Sonoma County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Sonoma CountyHealth care and social assistance: 28,928 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 23,119 jobs; Retail trade: 23,004 jobs; Manufacturing: 21,134 jobs; Construction: 16,204 jobs; Administrative and support: 12,271 jobs; Professional services: 9,303 jobs; Wholesale trade: 8,689 jobsHealth care and social assistance 16% Hotels and restaurants 13% Retail trade 13% Manufacturing 12% Construction 9% Administrative and support 7% Professional services 5% Wholesale trade 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Carmet.

Nearest hospitals

  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa RosaGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Santa Rosa18.9 miles
  • Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Santa Rosa19.2 miles
  • Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Santa Rosa19.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Mental health providers1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Carmet

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Pelican Plaza Deli0.7 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Carmet

Public schools here are run by Shoreline Unified. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Bodega Bay ElementaryBodega BayK–527Public0.5 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Bodega Bay, Sereno del Mar and Salmon Creek.

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