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CarmetCA
85 people live in this town in California.
1 bordering townMap →
Photo: Joe Parks from Berkeley, CA · CC BY 2.0
Population
85
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$1.48M
Census ACS
Household income
$94K
median
Median age
69.3
years
Land area
0 sq mi
Is Carmet a good place to live?
Carmet’s peak summer temperature is 65°F, where California’s towns sit at 89°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Among 848 California towns, just 2 have a higher age of the median resident than Carmet. Carmet’s concentration of trails is 2.0 miles per square mile, where California’s towns sit at 1.0 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Carmet has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
85 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Sereno del MarCarmet
Nearby attractions
All 162 attractions →Fort Ross and 28 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Carmet. Close and well known come first.
13 mi Ancient siteFort Ross
10 mi National SeashorePoint Reyes National Seashore2.4M visitors a year
8 mi Ancient siteBodega Bay
13 mi National Recreation AreaGolden Gate National Recreation Area15.7M visitors a year
19 mi MuseumCharles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center
6 mi BeachGoat Rock BeachSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Fort Ross: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Point Reyes National Seashore: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bodega Bay: Pixistik1687, Public domain · Golden Gate National Recreation Area: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Goat Rock Beach: John Uhrig from Davis, CA, United States, CC BY 2.0
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Getting set up
Moving to Carmet: who provides what
Carmet is unincorporated, so Sonoma County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPG&E37.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCarmet By the Sea Water CompanyNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesSonoma CountySonoma County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn California you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereSonoma County Registrar of VotersSonoma County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2026
ZIP code9492394923 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Carmet.
Natural hazards
Natural hazards: very high risk in Carmet, mostly landslides
On expected storm and flood damage, Carmet sits above 98% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 37% come from landslides and 32% from inland flooding.
98risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
LandslidesInland floodingEarthquakes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
67°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter45–57°
Spring47–60°
Summer51–66°
Fall50–65°
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
67°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
Carmet stands out in California and nationally, with fewer of its adults who feel lonely
18% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Carmet. The town does better than the California average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 7. In Carmet, 13% of adults report frequent mental distress, and 12% binge drink.
| Carmet | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 36% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 36% |
32 measures vs. California
17 better8 too close to call7 worse
| What stands out | Carmet | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.4% | 17.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.8% | 6.4% |
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital
19.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
Conservation land takes up 5% of Carmet
Walkers can cover 0.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Parks and preserves in Carmet: one, of 12 acres.
5%conserved
5%
conserved · 9 of 182 acres
0.6 mi
of trails · 2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sonoma Coast State Park | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Carmet
16pages on Carmet
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Carmet; the nearest are
Santa Rosa Junior CollegeCommunity college · Public · Santa Rosa19.9 mi$1,318 in-state tuitionSonoma State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Rohnert Park21.5 mi$8,624 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Carmet residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Carmet
Census-designated place in California, United States
Carmet is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sonoma County, California, United States. Carmet sits at an elevation of 180 feet (55 m). The 2020 United States census reported Carmet's population was 55.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 180 ft
Questions about Carmet
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Carmet, CA a good place to live?
Carmet has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. 85 people live in this town in California.