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Welcome to Shasta County ...

Time Zone: Shasta County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Redding is the Seat for Shasta County.

Shasta County is one of the original counties of California and was founded in 1850.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Shasta had a population of 179,645 people. This is an increase of 1.37% since the last Census (which gave a population of 177,223 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Shasta represented 0.48% of the total population of California.

Below are some of the communities located in Shasta County:

  • Anderson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
    • Anderson is located in Shasta County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,565 people
    • Former name for Anderson:
    • American Ranch
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <2>
  • Redding
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
    • Redding is located in Shasta County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redding <2>
  • Shasta Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta Lake
    • Shasta Lake is located in Shasta County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,379 people
    • Former names for Shasta Lake:
    • Boomtown
    • Central Valley
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shasta Lake <2>

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
 

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