Carlyss (pronounced ‘car-liss’) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,101 in 2020. It is part of the Lake Charles metropolitan statistical area.

Geography

Carlyss is located south of the center of Calcasieu Parish at 30.19278°N, -93.37417°W (30.192655, -93.374104). It is bordered to the north by the city of Sulphur. Interstate 10 follows the northern border, with access from exits 20 and 21. I-10 leads east 10 mi to Lake Charles and west 22 mi to Orange, Texas. Louisiana Highway 27 runs through the center of Carlyss, connecting Sulphur to the north with Holly Beach on the Gulf of Mexico, 32 mi to the south. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Carlyss CDP has a total area of 31.03 km2, of which 30.86 sqkm is land and 0.18 sqkm, or 0.57%, is water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,101 people, 1,773 households, and 1,252 families residing in the CDP.