Carmel Highlands, California

This article is about the unincorporated area located south of the city of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. For the geographic region, see Carmel Valley AVA. For the census-designated place located east of Carmel-by-the-Sea, see Carmel Valley Village, California.

Carmel Highlands
Unincorporated community
Carmel Highlands Location in California
Coordinates: 36°30′15″N 121°55′54″W / 36.50417°N 121.93167°W / 36.50417; -121.93167Coordinates: 36°30′15″N 121°55′54″W / 36.50417°N 121.93167°W / 36.50417; -121.93167
Country	United States
State	California
County	Monterey County
Elevation^[1]	318 ft (97 m)
GNIS feature ID	1759219

Carmel Highlands is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California, United States.^[1] It is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Carmel-by-the-Sea (better known as simply, "Carmel"),^[2] at an elevation of 318 feet (97 m).^[1] Carmel Highlands is also located just south of the Point Lobos State Reserve, and serves as the northern gateway of the Big Sur coastline along California State Route 1. The real estate in this entire area is some of the most expensive in the United States. Many celebrities have homes and vacation homes in this area. The ZIP Code is 93923, and the community is inside area code 831.

Carmel Highlands was laid out in 1916 by developers Frank Powers and Franklin Devendorf.^[2]

Government

At the county level, Carmel Highlands is represented on the Monterey County Board of Supervisors by Supervisor Dave Potter.^[3]

In the California State Legislature, Carmel Highlands is in the 17th Senate District, represented by Democrat Bill Monning, and in the 29th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Mark Stone.^[4]

In the United States House of Representatives, Carmel Highlands is in California's 20th congressional district, represented by Democrat Sam Farr^[5]

References

1 2 3 "Carmel Highlands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
1 2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 881. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
↑ "Monterey County Supervisorial District 5 Map (North District 5)" (PDF). County of Monterey. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
↑ "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
↑ "California's 20th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved September 24, 2014.

Municipalities and communities of Monterey County, California, United States

County seat: Salinas

Cities	Carmel-by-the-Sea Del Rey Oaks Gonzales Greenfield King City Marina Monterey Pacific Grove Salinas Sand City Seaside Soledad

CDPs	Aromas‡ Boronda Bradley Carmel Valley Village Castroville Chualar Del Monte Forest Elkhorn Las Lomas Lockwood Moss Landing Pajaro Pine Canyon Prunedale San Ardo San Lucas Spreckels

Unincorporated communities	Ambler Park Blanco Bolsa Knolls Bryson Camphora Carmel Highlands Coburn Confederate Corners Cooper Corral de Tierra Dean East Garrison Elsa Fort Romie Gabilan Acres Gorda Harlem Jamesburg Jolon Lonoak Lucia Martinus Corner Metz Millers Ranch Molus Moss Nacimiento Nashua Natividad Neponset Notleys Landing Oak Hills Old Hilltown Pacific Grove Acres Parkfield Pebble Beach Penvir Plaskett Pleyto Posts Robles Del Rio Royal Oaks San Benancio Slates Hot Springs Spence Spreckels Junction Sycamore Flat Tassajara Hot Springs Valleton Watsonville Junction Welby Wunpost

Ghost towns	Achasta Animpayamo Carmelito Docas Dunbarton Eagle Eslanagan Fort Ord Village Gabilan Gem Griswold Guayusta Imusdale Kakonkaruk Kalindaruk Kulul Lukaiasta Manchester Paisin Quina Sans Sapaywis Seama Soccorondo Steloglamo Subazama Tecolom Teshaya Tetachoya Tiubta Tukutnut Upland Vega Veratina Wachanaruka Zassalete Zumblito

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county

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