question - census designated place population from get_estimates()

[RadicalResearchLLC]

I am trying to pull census designated place population estimates using get_estimates() but I am only getting city/town level results.

I have tried geography = 'place' and 'county subdivision'.

place_pop2 <- get_estimates(
  geography = "place",
  state = 'CA',
  vintage = 2023
)

This call works but it only returns 482 cities and towns in California. A call to tigris and its places() function returns 1618 places. CDPs with LSAD == 57 are excluded.

CA_places <- places(state = 'CA', cb = T, 
                    year = 2023)

Replacing geography = 'place' with 'county subdivision' indicates that the geography is not available.

Is this a census API issue? I have not found any documentation that would suggest that CDP population estimates should not be returned. My apologies if this doesn't follow full issue guidelines.