Welcome to Mount Shasta ...

The city of Mount Shasta is located in Siskiyou County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Shasta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

The city was incorporated May 31, 1905.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Shasta: Mt. Shasta

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mount Shasta has a population of 3,263 people<2> (see below for details).

Mount Shasta is 3,620 feet [1,103 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Mount Shasta is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Mount Shasta lies within the (530) area code.

The ZIP code for Mount Shasta: 96067<4>

Websites for Mount Shasta ...

Official Website: www.ci.mt-shasta.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mount Shasta had an population of 3,263 people. This is a decrease of 3.86% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.89% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mount Shasta had a population of 3,394 people (which is 7.56% of the total population of Siskiyou County). This makes Mount Shasta the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,394 people, the population of Mount Shasta decreased 6.27% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,621 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mount Shasta.

Communities near Mount Shasta ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Shasta.

• Weed
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
  • Weed is located in Siskiyou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weed <5>
• Dunsmuir
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunsmuir
  • Dunsmuir is located in Siskiyou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunsmuir <5>
• Shasta Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta Springs
  • Shasta Springs is located in Siskiyou County
• Carrick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrick have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrick
  • Carrick is located in Siskiyou County
• McCloud
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCloud
  • McCloud is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCloud <5>
• Castle Crags ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Crags have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Crags
  • Castle Crags is located in Shasta County
• Castella
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castella
  • Castella is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castella <5>
• Edgewood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Siskiyou County
• Sweetbriar
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
  • Sweetbriar is located in Shasta County
• Conant ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conant have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
  • Conant is located in Shasta County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mount Shasta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Shasta.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Shasta. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Shasta.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Shasta. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Shasta.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Shasta ...

Looking for more information about Mount Shasta? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mount Shasta, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Shasta.

Adding Mount Shasta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Shasta in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mount Shasta was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Mount Shasta mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Shasta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mount Shasta: www.ci.mt-shasta.ca.us/

The official website for Siskiyou County: www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/