Redding, California | |
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Top: Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay; middle: Cascade Theatre, Hotel Lorenz; bottom: Old City Hall, Pine Street School | |
Coordinates: 40°35′N 122°22′W / 40.583°N 122.367°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Shasta |
Incorporated | October 4, 1887 |
Founded by | Pierson B. Reading |
Area | |
• 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 | 564 ft (172 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 93,611 |
• Rank | 82nd in California |
• Density | 1,500/sq mi (590/km2) |
Demonym | Reddingite |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
ZIP codes | 96001–96003, 96049, 96099 |
Area code | 530 |
FIPS code | 06-59920 |
GNIS feature IDs | 277582, 2411531 |
Website | Official website |
Redding is a city in Northern California in the Western United States. It is the county seat of Shasta County and is located at the northern end of the state's great Central Valley at the base of the Shasta Cascades, about 110 miles south of the Oregon border on Interstate 5 and 140 miles (230 km) east of the Pacific Ocean on State Highway 299.
The population was 93,611, according to the 2020 census.[3]