Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 8 min5:36 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 13 min7:31 am – 4:43 pm
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People122 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 68.270 householdsMedian household income $48,500Median home value $280,000Median rent $1,018 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,750 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages36% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 19% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 89%, Spanish 10%, Tagalog 2%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 54°FColdest month December: highs 48°F, lows 30°F63 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month December27 in of snow a year, on about 12 days59 days above 90°F, 105 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dunsmuir Trtmt Pl station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksSoda Springsspring · 3.0 miIndian Springsspring · 4.3 miCA State Parks Trailheadtrailhead · 2.9 miCastle Crags Visitor Centervisitor center · 3.0 miRiverside Campgroundcampground · 3.0 miCastle Crags Campground Lower Loopcampground · 3.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsShasta National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,084,600 acresCastle Crags State Parkstate park · 2.2 mi · 3,728 acresTauhindauli Public Accessstate recreation area · 8.3 miDunsmuir City Parkpark · 8.4 miCantara-Ney Springs Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 10.9 mi · 155 acresKlamath National Forestnational forest · 19.6 mi · 1,459,307 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes216 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197026 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 26 Nov 199834 mi away, near Redding, CAMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 27 Jun 202535 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateShasta County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025276 of 365 days measured88 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 44, worst day 154main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Shasta County monitors, CA
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription19% have cable, fibre or DSL3% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Reddingserves 89,628 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,460 ft750 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMercy Medical Center Mount Shasta14.7 miPost officeCastella Post Office3.0 miTown hallDunsmuir City Hall7.5 miPoliceSiskiyou County Sheriff's Office Dunsmuir7.5 miFire stationCastella Fire Protection District2.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRedding Municipal Airport RDD41 miInterstateI-5 Scnunder a mileUS highwayUS 9722 miAmtrakDunsmuir, CA DUN7.6 miCoachMt ShastaGreyhound14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 96017 ZIP area.
