Redding, California

Redding, California
Top: Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay; middle: Cascade Theatre, Hotel Lorenz; bottom: Old City Hall, Pine Street School
Flag of Redding, California
Official seal of Redding, California
Location of Redding in Shasta County, California
Location of Redding in Shasta County, California
Redding is located in California
Redding
Redding
Location in the United States
Redding is located in the United States
Redding
Redding
Redding (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°35′N 122°22′W / 40.583°N 122.367°W / 40.583; -122.367
Country United States
State California
CountyShasta
IncorporatedOctober 4, 1887
Founded byPierson B. Reading
Area
 • Total61.17 sq mi (158.44 km2)
 • Land59.65 sq mi (154.48 km2)
 • Water1.53 sq mi (3.96 km2)  2.50%
Elevation564 ft (172 m)
Population
 • Total93,611
 • Rank82nd in California
 • Density1,500/sq mi (590/km2)
DemonymReddingite
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
96001–96003, 96049, 96099
Area code530
FIPS code06-59920
GNIS feature IDs277582, 2411531
WebsiteOfficial 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]

  1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  2. "Redding". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "QuickFacts: Redding city, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

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