Carnation, Washington

About Carnation

Set in the central part of Washington, Carnation is a small town, home to 2,279 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Carnation holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.16 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,965 residents per square mile.

📰 Carnation News Today

• Two overnight earthquakes rattle Easton and Carnation, WA fox13seattle.com · Jun 26
• Carnation Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• PHOTOS: Flooding in Carnation kiro7.com · Dec 9
• Get a bird’s eye view of the extreme flooding in the Snoqualmie Valley near Carnation and Duvall, Washington Northwest Progressive Institute · Dec 13
• Magnitude 3.0 earthquake strikes near Carnation Wednesday night KING5.com · Jan 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Carnation Unique

• The only place in America named Carnation — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Part of the fabric of Washington — one of 639 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Carnation

• Carnation Cafe
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Chelees World (café)
• Ixtapa — mexican
• Red Pepper Pizzeria — pizza
• Sandy's Cafe (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Antique Cars · Attraction
• Flying Pumpkns · Attraction
• Giant Slide · Attraction
• Giant Swing · Attraction
• Goat Farm · Attraction
• Mini Carousel · Attraction
• Northwest Canoe Adventure · Attraction
• Remlinger Farms · Theme park
• Rock Climbing Wall · Attraction
• Roller Coaster · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Carnation

• Langlois Lake Boat Launch reviews ★
• Tolt River Water Access reviews ★
• Fred Hockert Park reviews ★
• Griffin Creek Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Nick Loutsis Park reviews ★
• Tolt River Natural Area reviews ★
• Tolt-MacDonald Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Valley Memorial Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Carnation

• CLIP
• Carnation Elementary School
• Choice
• PARADE
• Stillwater Elementary
• Tolt Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Carnation

🏘️ Nearby Communities