Hillcrest California Map
Hillcrest, Shasta County
Hillcrest, California — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Hillcrest, Shasta County.
Interactive Map of Hillcrest, California
| City | Hillcrest |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | Shasta |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 40.863767 |
| Longitude | -121.908607 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Hillcrest, California
Hillcrest is a locality in Shasta County, California, United States. Hillcrest is located at 40.8638°N, 121.9086°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93306.0.
Hillcrest unfolds across the rugged contours of the land, a scattering of homes and businesses clinging to the slopes where the Great Basin’s arid breath meets the Sierra Nevada’s shadowed flanks. It lies 31.7 miles north-east of Redding, CA (from Redding, CA: bearing 53°T), and is situated 13.0 miles west of Burney. The air, thin and sharp, carries the scent of sun-baked sagebrush and the distant, cool whisper of pine forests that climb higher into the blue. Dust motes dance in the shafts of sunlight that slant across weathered fences and the occasional sturdy oak, their gnarled branches reaching like ancient supplicants. The landscape here is one of stark, enduring beauty, a place where the earth itself seems to hold its breath under the vast, indifferent sky, and the silence is broken only by the wind’s low hum. The character of Hillcrest is deeply entwined with the gold that once pulsed through these hills, a legacy etched in the abandoned shafts and the lingering ghost towns that dot the surrounding terrain. While the fervent rush of prospectors has long since faded, a hardy spirit of self-reliance and a quiet pragmatism remain. The local economy, once fueled by the promise of quick riches, now finds its rhythm in the more grounded pursuits of ranching and the steady, if less spectacular, extraction of minerals. Visitors might still find a few weathered signs pointing towards forgotten claims, a subtle reminder of the boom-and-bust cycles that have shaped this corner of Shasta County, where history and the enduring power of the land are palpable in the very dust underfoot.
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About This Hillcrest Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Hillcrest, California with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Hillcrest and Shasta County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Hillcrest is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Hillcrest is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
