Carson, Washington | |
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![]() Hotel St. Martin at Carson Hot Springs | |
![]() Location of Carson, Washington | |
Coordinates: 45°43′31″N 121°49′10″W / 45.7253°N 121.8195°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Skamania |
Area | |
• Total | 4.7 sq mi (12.2 km2) |
• Land | 4.7 sq mi (12.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
Elevation | 469 ft (143 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,323 |
• Density | 490/sq mi (190/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 98610 |
Area code | 509 |
GNIS feature ID | 1512068[1] |
Carson is a small census-designated place in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, north of the Columbia River in Skamania County, in the southwestern part of Washington, United States. The population was 2,323 at the 2020 census.
Carson is located north of Washington State Route 14 and the town lies south of Stabler and between Stevenson to the west and Underwood and the neighboring cities of Bingen and White Salmon to the east.