Shasta County, California

Shasta County
County
Images, from top down: Shasta Dam at the southern end of Shasta Lake, Lassen Peak, Sundial Bridge
Seal
Interactive map of Shasta County
Location in the state of California
Coordinates: 40°46′N 122°02′W / 40.76°N 122.04°W / 40.76; -122.04
Country	United States
State	California
Region	Sacramento Valley/Cascade Range
Incorporated	1850
Named for	Mount Shasta,[note 1] which was named after the Shasta people
County seat	Redding
Largest city	Redding
Government
• Type	Council–CEO
• Chair[2]	Patrick Henry Jones
• Vice Chair[3]	Tim Garman
• Board of Supervisors[4]	Supervisors Kevin W. Crye Tim Garman Mary Rickert Patrick Henry Jones Chris Kelstrom
• County executive officer	David J Rickert [1]
• Deputy County executive officer	Stewart Buettell
Area
• Total	3,847 sq mi (9,960 km2)
• Land	3,775 sq mi (9,780 km2)
• Water	72 sq mi (190 km2)
Highest elevation	10,457 ft (3,187 m)
Population  (April 1, 2020)
• Total	182,155
• Density	47/sq mi (18/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.shastacounty.gov

Shasta County (/ˈʃæstə/ ^ⓘ), officially the County of Shasta, is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. Its population is 182,155 as of the 2020 census, up from 177,223 from the 2010 census. The county seat is Redding.^[5]

Shasta County comprises the Redding, California metropolitan statistical area. The county occupies the northern reaches of the Sacramento Valley, with portions extending into the southern reaches of the Cascade Range.

Points of interest in Shasta County include Shasta Lake, Lassen Peak, and the Sundial Bridge.

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