Hillcrest California Map

About Hillcrest, California

Hillcrest is a locality in Shasta County, California, United States. It has a population of 10,528. The population density is 2949.8 people per km². Hillcrest is located at 35.3790°N, 118.9579°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 92103, 96065, 93306.

Hillcrest occupies a rugged expanse of high-altitude terrain where the earth rises in anticipation of the Cascade Range visible on the distant horizon. It lies 27.3 miles east-northeast of Shasta Lake, CA (from Shasta Lake, CA: bearing 62°T), and is situated 13.0 miles west of Burney. The landscape around Hillcrest is defined by the sharp, cold clarity of the mountain air and the way the golden light of the afternoon catches the dry grasses of the plains. Only two miles to the west, the quiet basin of The Cove breaks the terrain, while the nearby slopes of the Shasta National Forest provide a dense, pine-scented backdrop to the local topography. Hatchet Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the surrounding brush just one mile away, its movement providing the only steady sound in an otherwise still and expansive wilderness.

Hillcrest maintains a quiet, self-contained existence that reflects the isolation of the northern interior, far removed from the density of the metropolitan centers. Life in Hillcrest is dictated by the rhythms of the land and the seasonal shifts that move across the terrain, with the Pit 7 Reservoir lying two miles away as a still, reflective presence that serves as a focal point for the region. The local economy is tethered to the natural resources of the hinterlands, drawing on the timber and stewardship traditions found in the nearby Latour Demonstration State Forest. History here is written in the endurance of the settlers who worked these inland ridges, leaving behind a legacy of quiet industry that persists in the way the residents move through their days, ever mindful of the vast, unyielding geography that surrounds them.

About This Hillcrest Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hillcrest, California. Coordinates: 35.37897, -118.957853. 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 Hillcrest includes the ZIP code (92103, 96065, 93306), telephone area code (530, 661), county seat of Shasta County (Redding), and school district assignment (Bakersfield City 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.