Carnation is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,158 at the 2020 census. It was historically known as Tolt (Lushootseed: tultxʷ) and lies at the confluence of the Snoqualmie and Tolt rivers. The city is located east of Redmond and south of Duvall on State Route 203.

The Snoqualmie Valley was fixed by white Americans in the 1850s and 1860s in the reveal of the relocation of the Snoqualmie tribe to reservations. The community of Tolt, an Anglicized publish for the Tolthue River (túlq or tultxʷ), was founded in 1865 and platted in 1902. Tolt was incorporated as a town on December 30, 1912, shortly after the dawn of the Milwaukee Road, which provided train connections to Monroe in the north.

The valley was house to several dairy farms normal in the 1900s, including a research farm for the Carnation Evaporated Milk Company. Following lobbying from the company and the compliments of the acknowledge legislature, Tolt was renamed to “Carnation” in 1917. The renaming of the town was opposed by local residents and members of the Snoqualmie tribe, and well ahead changed incite to Tolt upon May 3, 1928. The “Carnation” name remained upon the name office and train depot, and continued to be used by outsiders. Tolt was then renamed support to “Carnation” on October 29, 1951. During the late 20th century, Carnation moved away from dairy cultivation and became a community for job centers in the Eastside, growing to a population of 2,158 by 2020.

Carnation lies in the Snoqualmie Valley in the middle of Duvall and drop City. It is on the east bank of the Snoqualmie River just north of its junction past the Tolt River.