Carlyss (pronounced ‘car-liss’) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States.

It is part of the Lake Charles metropolitan statistical area.

Carlyss is located south of the center of Calcasieu Parish at 30°11′34″N 93°22′27″W / 30.19278°N 93.37417°W / 30.19278; -93.37417 (30.192655, -93.374104).

Louisiana Highway 27 runs through the center of Carlyss, connecting Sulphur to the north with Holly Beach on the Gulf of Mexico, 32 miles (51 km) to the south.

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