Shasta County, California

Shasta County, California, has 181,648 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Redding. It uses Pacific Time and covers 3,776 sq mi (9,779 km²) of land.

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Resident population, July 2025
181,648
Land area
3,776 sq mi (9,779 km²)
County seat or government
Redding
Time zone
Pacific TimeUTC-08:00 in January; UTC-07:00 in July
Median household income
$72,636 ± $1,972
Median home value
$366,400 ± $6,326
Median rent, with utilities
$1,317 ± $39
Homes lived in by their owners
65.6% ± 1.2 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Redding, CA metro areaCentral county
Water area
71.7 sq mi (186 km²)
State
California
County code (FIPS)
06089
Coordinates (central point)
40.760514, -122.043556

These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Shasta County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Pacific TimeAmerica/Los_AngelesUTC-08:00 in January; UTC-07:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 9600344,923 people
  2. 9600133,817 people
  3. 9600233,783 people
  4. 9600724,768 people
  5. 9602217,092 people
  6. 9601910,350 people
  7. 960735,750 people
  8. 960884,239 people
  9. 960133,779 people
  10. 960251,906 people
  11. 960561,584 people
  12. 960281,526 people
All 30
  1. 960691,426 people
  2. 960621,243 people
  3. 960511,070 people
  4. 960081,054 people
  5. 96087899 people
  6. 96047841 people
  7. 96059826 people
  8. 96084671 people
  9. 96096577 people
  10. 96065221 people
  11. 96075221 people
  12. 96016193 people
  13. 96033172 people
  14. 96076148 people
  15. 96017122 people
  16. 9601175 people
  17. 9604057 people
  18. 9607120 people

30 ZIP Code areas overlap Shasta County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

Shasta County government website ↗ is the next stop for county offices, tax, voting, jury and records information. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

School districts in Shasta County, largest first

  1. Shasta Union High School District103,699 people
  2. Red Bluff Joint Union High School District46,295 people
  3. Anderson Union High School District42,328 people
  4. Redding Elementary School District36,634 people
  5. Enterprise Elementary School District33,368 people
  6. Gateway Unified School District28,346 people
  7. Cascade Union Elementary School District16,581 people
  8. Pacheco Union Elementary School District9,356 people
  9. Cottonwood Union Elementary School District9,333 people
  10. Columbia Elementary School District9,086 people
  11. Fall River Joint Unified School District7,066 people
  12. Happy Valley Union Elementary School District7,058 people
All 27
  1. Antelope Elementary School District6,865 people
  2. Junction Elementary School District (Shasta County)4,484 people
  3. Bella Vista Elementary School District4,189 people
  4. Black Butte Union Elementary School District4,055 people
  5. Grant Elementary School District2,411 people
  6. Dunsmuir Joint Union High School District2,028 people
  7. Millville Elementary School District1,916 people
  8. Shasta Union Elementary School District1,826 people
  9. North Cow Creek Elementary School District1,775 people
  10. Mountain Union Elementary School District1,325 people
  11. Igo, Ono, Platina Union Elementary School District1,000 people
  12. Oak Run Elementary School District884 people
  13. Whitmore Union Elementary School District574 people
  14. Castle Rock Union Elementary School District232 people
  15. French Gulch-Whiskeytown Elementary School District172 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in Shasta County, largest first

  1. Redding Rancheria73 people
  2. Pit River Trust Land9 people
  3. Montgomery Creek Rancheria7 people
  4. Big Bend Rancheria0 people
  5. Roaring Creek Rancheria0 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Redding, California (city)93,409 people
  2. Anderson, California (city)11,255 people
  3. Shasta Lake, California (city)10,311 people
  4. Cottonwood, Shasta County, California (CDP)7,408 people
  5. Happy Valley, California (CDP)5,944 people
  6. Bella Vista, California (CDP)4,511 people
  7. Palo Cedro, California (CDP)3,685 people
  8. Burney, California (CDP)2,668 people
  9. Shingletown, California (CDP)2,164 people
  10. Centerville, Shasta County, California (CDP)1,954 people
  11. Shasta, California (CDP)1,387 people
  12. Jones Valley, California (CDP)1,122 people
All 32
  1. Johnson Park, California (CDP)943 people
  2. Millville, California (CDP)939 people
  3. Mountain Gate, California (CDP)742 people
  4. Oak Run, California (CDP)596 people
  5. Lakehead, California (CDP)577 people
  6. Fall River Mills, California (CDP)444 people
  7. McArthur, California (CDP)346 people
  8. Keswick, California (CDP)240 people
  9. Whitmore, California (CDP)207 people
  10. Castella, California (CDP)204 people
  11. Round Mountain, California (CDP)169 people
  12. French Gulch, California (CDP)154 people
  13. Montgomery Creek, California (CDP)134 people
  14. Cassel, California (CDP)118 people
  15. Igo, California (CDP)90 people
  16. Big Bend, California (CDP)67 people
  17. Hat Creek, California (CDP)57 people
  18. Ono, California (CDP)37 people

See all 32 cities, towns and communities in Shasta County, largest first

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Tehama County, California45 mi south
  2. Trinity County, California57 mi west
  3. Siskiyou County, California63 mi northwest
  4. Lassen County, California75 mi east
  5. Plumas County, California83 mi southeast
  6. Modoc County, California90 mi northeast

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Areas that only touch the edge

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