Mount Shasta, California | |
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City of Mount Shasta | |
Coordinates: 41°18′52″N 122°18′41″W / 41.31444°N 122.31139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Siskiyou |
Incorporated | May 31, 1905[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | John Redmond[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 3.77 sq mi (9.76 km2) |
• Land | 3.77 sq mi (9.75 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) 0.10% |
Elevation | 3,586 ft (1,093 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,223 |
• Density | 850/sq mi (330/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
ZIP Code | 96067 |
Area code | 530 |
FIPS code | 06-49852 |
GNIS feature IDs | 277559, 2411181 |
Website | mtshastaca |
Mount Shasta (also known as Mount Shasta City) is a city in Siskiyou County, California, United States, at about 3,600 feet (1,100 m) above sea level on the flanks of Mount Shasta, a prominent northern California landmark. The city is less than 9 miles (14 km) southwest of the summit of its namesake volcano. Its population is 3,223 as of the 2020 census, down from 3,394 from the 2010 census.