Carmel

Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, is located along the Pacific Coast of Central California, just south of Monterey Bay. Founded in 1902 and incorporated in 1916, Carmel-by-the-Sea is situated 120 miles south of San Francisco, 70 miles south of San Jose, 350 miles north of Los Angeles, and 26 miles north of Big Sur. The zip codes for Carmel are 93921, 93922, and 93923; the telephone area code is 831. Ten minutes from downtown Carmel is the Monterey Peninsula Airport, which has direct flights from San Francisco, Los Angeles, Burbank, Orange County, San Diego, Seattle, Dallas, Denver, Phoenix, and Las Vegas.

 

Two private jet airports service the area they are the Monterey Jet Center, which is located close to Carmel, and the Del Monte Aviation, which is located in Monterey. While the town is easily explored on foot, you’ll need a car to get to the rest of the valley and coast.