Local servicesHospitalShasta Regional Medical Center23.2 miPost officeLakehead Post Office4.1 miFire stationLakehead Volunteer Fire Company4.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRedding Municipal Airport RDD28 miInterstateI-5 Scn3.9 miUS highwayUS 9735 miAmtrakDunsmuir, CA DUN21 miCoachRedding AmtrakAmtrak Chartered Vehicle23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 96051 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 7 min5:37 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 14 min7:30 am – 4:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People1,070 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 58.0443 householdsMedian household income $69,688Median home value $360,000Median rent $2,007 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,594 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting16.3% unemployment rate35% of adults are in the labour force, 268 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, retail 13%, public administration 12%Average commute 30 minutes79% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 5% take public transport, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 4%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 97°F, lows 69°FColdest month December: highs 54°F, lows 41°F63 in of rain a year, on about 65 dayswettest month December19 in of snow a year, on about 6 days90 days above 90°F, 6 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Shasta Dam station, 15 mi away; snow from Pit Rvr Ph 5
Nearby landmarksBucks Peakpeak · under a mileHirz Mountainpeak · 2.7 miIndian Springspring · 2.1 miPINE POINT CG-Fcampground · 3.4 miGREGORY CREEK CG-Fcampground · 3.6 miHirz Baybay · 4.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsShasta National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,084,600 acresCastle Crags State Parkstate park · 15.3 mi · 3,728 acresWhiskeytownrecreation area · 15.4 miWhiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 21.3 mi · 42,126 acresKlamath National Forestnational forest · 29.8 mi · 1,459,307 acresTrinity Othernational forest · 35.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes226 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197028 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 26 Nov 199821 mi away, near Redding, CAMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 26 May 202648 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 subscription29% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLakeside Woods Mutual Water Coserves 310 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,453 ft1,052 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
