Redding, California

Redding, California
City
Top: Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay; middle: Cascade Theatre, Hotel Lorenz; bottom: Old City Hall, Pine Street School
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Location of Redding in Shasta County, California
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Coordinates: 40°35′11″N 122°23′30″W / 40.58639°N 122.39167°W / 40.58639; -122.39167
Country	United States
State	California
County	Shasta
Incorporated	October 4, 1887
Founded by	Pierson B. Reading
Government
• Type	Council-manager
• Mayor	Tenessa Audette
Area [1]
• Total	61.17 sq mi (158.44 km2)
• Land	59.65 sq mi (154.48 km2)
• Water	1.53 sq mi (3.96 km2)  2.50%
Elevation [2]	564 ft (172 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	93,611
• Rank	83rd in California
• Density	1,500/sq mi (590/km2)
Demonym	Reddingite
Time zone	UTC−08:00 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−07:00 (PDT)
ZIP codes	96001–96003, 96049, 96099
Area code	530
FIPS code	06-59920
GNIS feature IDs	277582, 2411531
Website	Official website

Redding is the county seat of Shasta County, California, and the economic and cultural capital of the Shasta Cascade region of Northern California. Redding lies along the Sacramento River, 162 miles (261 km) north of Sacramento, and 120 miles (190 km) south of California's northern border with Oregon. Its population is 95,542 as of 2022, up from 93,611 at the 2020 census.^[3]