Carmel is a city in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. The population was 37,733 at the 2000 census.but has been growing very rapidly and the current 2005 population is estimated to exceed 60,000.

It is considered to be a suburb (or edge city) of Indianapolis and is characterized by a relatively large number of roundabouts. Until the late 1800s, the settlement where present day Carmel now sits was called Bethlehem. Today, the plot first established in Bethlehem is marked by a large clock tower, donated by the local Rotary Club in 2002.