Carrick California Map

About Carrick, California

Carrick is a locality in Siskiyou County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 143. The population density is 935.8 people per km². Carrick is located at 41.4474°N, 122.3639°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96094.

Carrick defines itself by the persistent, rhythmic murmur of Carrick Creek, which carves a narrow, vital corridor through the parched earth of the landscape. It lies 53.0 miles north of Shasta Lake, CA (from Shasta Lake, CA: bearing 0°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-northwest of Mount Shasta. The horizon is dominated by the distant, jagged silhouette of the Klamath Mountains, their peaks standing as silent sentinels over the dry, golden grasses that shimmer under the unrelenting intensity of the afternoon sun. To the north, the terrain rises toward the rugged shadows of Diller Canyon, while the cool, crystalline presence of Lake Shastina sits only a short distance away, offering a stark contrast to the dust-moted air of the plains. Even in the height of summer, when the heat seems to suspend time itself, the air carries a faint, sharp clarity that traces the path of water toward the hidden, icy heights of Whitney Glacier and the cascading descent of Whitney Falls.

Carrick emerged from the necessity of the frontier, serving as a quiet nexus where the land’s sparse resources dictated the slow, deliberate pace of daily survival. Life here is tethered to the cycles of the earth, with the local economy rooted in the resilient agricultural traditions that have long persisted despite the unforgiving climate. Residents often gather in Carrick Park, a patch of maintained green that provides a communal anchor against the vast, open expanse of the surrounding wilderness. The character of Carrick remains tethered to these fundamental realities, where the weight of the sun and the scarcity of rain demand a certain stoic grace from those who call the region home, leaving the spirit of the place to reside in the quiet labor of the day and the long, amber shadows that lengthen across the fields at dusk.

About This Carrick Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Carrick, California. Coordinates: 41.447372, -122.363904. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Carrick includes the ZIP code (96094), telephone area code (530), county seat of Siskiyou County (Yreka), and school district assignment (Siskiyou Union High School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.