Carnelian Bay is a community in Placer County, California, home to about 391 people across 1.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 95604, and parts of 96140 are in Carnelian Bay too.
Homes sold for a median of $606 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
All in Carnelian Bay
Mostly Cedar Flat; part is in Carnelian Bay
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Carnelian Bay. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO)27 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF)7 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Reno, NV27 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA371 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Carnelian Bay; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Carnelian Bay had 518 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2010.
It’s the 1267th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Placer County grew from 15,786 residents in 1900 to 404,739 in 2020.
Placer County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 33.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 179 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tahoe City, CA weather station (4 miles away).
167,628 jobs at 12,180 businesses in Placer County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Carnelian Bay.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 4 |
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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Cedar Flat.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.