Igo California Map

About Igo, California

Igo is a locality in Shasta County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 103. The population density is 39.1 people per km². Igo is located at 40.4977°N, 122.5496°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96047.

Igo emerges from the dry, tawny expanse of the foothills where the earth turns to a persistent, iron-rich red. It lies 9.7 miles southwest of Redding, CA (from Redding, CA: bearing 235°T), and is situated 8.2 miles west-northwest of Olinda. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar weight, pressing down on the oak savanna and turning the grass to brittle gold long before the heat of mid-summer fully takes hold. To the west, the jagged, distant silhouettes of the Cascade Range anchor the horizon, while the terrain closer at hand is broken by the deep, narrow shadow of Bogus Gulch. A mile away, the cool, persistent presence of South Fork Clear Creek carves a path through the landscape, offering a riparian sanctuary that stands in stark contrast to the parched slopes surrounding it.

Gold seekers once scoured these rocky ravines, and the remnants of that restless era linger in the weathered stone foundations and the quiet, deliberate pace of life that defines Igo today. The local economy has long since shifted away from the frantic extraction of ore, favoring instead a quiet autonomy that respects the scarcity of water and the rugged demands of the soil. Residents often look toward the managed lands of Clear Creek for recreation, finding a sense of scale in the way the water moves over the riverbed. While the more verdant expanse of Ellen Pickett State Forest remains a distant destination for those seeking deeper shade, the daily rhythm of Igo is dictated by the turning of the seasons and the simple, enduring necessity of the land itself.

About This Igo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Igo, California. Coordinates: 40.49774, -122.549621. 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 Igo includes the ZIP code (96047), telephone area code (530), county seat of Shasta County (Redding), and school district assignment (Igo, Ono, Platina Union Elementary 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.