Shasta California Map
Explore Shasta, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Shasta, California
How to Use This Shasta, California Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Shasta, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Shasta.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Shasta |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | Shasta County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 40.592021 |
| Longitude | -122.477899 |
| Population | 1,043 |
| Density | 36.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 96087, 96001 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| County Seat | Redding |
| School District | Shasta Union High School District |
About Shasta, California
Shasta is a locality in Shasta County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,043. The population density is 36.8 people per km². Shasta is located at 40.5920°N, 122.4779°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 96087, 96001.Shasta occupies a rugged expanse of terrain where the golden grasses of the foothills meet the deep, shaded canyons of the interior. It lies 5.3 miles west of Redding, CA (from Redding, CA: bearing 280°T), and is situated 8.5 miles southwest of Shasta Lake. The landscape is defined by the proximity of Rock Creek, which carves a persistent path through the earth, while the distant, jagged profile of the Cascade Range looms against the horizon like a silent, enduring witness. To the west, the cooling influence of Whiskeytown Lake provides a quiet contrast to the heat that settles over Buck Hollow during the peak of summer. Sunlight here possesses a particular, honeyed quality, catching the dust motes in the air and casting long, sharp shadows across the dry, oak-dotted slopes that define the character of the regional topography.
Shasta remains a place where the echoes of a transient, gold-seeking past linger among the weathered ruins and brick foundations that mark its historic core. Once a bustling center of commerce during the mid-nineteenth century, the economy has shifted from the frantic extraction of minerals to a quieter existence defined by the preservation of its heritage and the accessibility of the Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area. Visitors often traverse the nearby landscape to reach the remote beauty of Whiskeytown Falls, finding in the rushing water a stark reminder of the wilder elements that surround these remnants of human ambition. The rhythm of daily life in Shasta is dictated by the turning of the seasons and the slow, steady movement of the landscape, far removed from the frantic pace of the modern world.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Pioneer Baby's Grave (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 306° NW
- Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 1.4 mi, 274° W · 42k acres
- Record Heights (Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 136° SE
- Buenaventura Trail (Local Recreation) — 2.2 mi, 089° E
- Swasey Drive Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 2.3 mi, 180° S
- Mary Lake Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 117° SE
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area Visitors Center Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 2.7 mi, 305° NW
- T. R. Woods Memorial Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 096° E
- Sacramento River Trail (Local Recreation) — 3.1 mi, 087° E
- Kennedy Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 281° W
- Clear Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 3.7 mi, 224° SW · 10k acres
- Sulphur Creek Area (Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 066° NE
- Girl and the Wolf (Public Artwork) — 4.3 mi, 096° E
- Caldwell Monument (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 089° E
- Art Gallery (Gallery) — 5.3 mi, 091° E
- Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 5.6 mi, 091° E
- Amphitheater (Theatre) — 6.9 mi, 189° S
- Shasta National Forest (National Forest) — 8.2 mi, 349° N · 1.2M acres
- Lassen National Forest (National Forest) — 10.5 mi, 118° SE · 1.1M acres
- Shasta Lake Ranger Station (Attraction) — 10.6 mi, 044° NE
- Kennett (Historic Ruins) — 11.0 mi, 020° N
- North Fork Cottonwood Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 11.1 mi, 223° SW · 2,936 acres
- Palo Cedro Video (Cinema) — 12.7 mi, 099° E
- Lake Shasta Caverns (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 032° NE
- Afterthought Mine (Historic Ruins) — 23.4 mi, 065° NE
- Jake Jackson Memorial Museum (Museum) — 26.0 mi, 292° W
- Highland Art Center (Arts Centre) — 26.0 mi, 292° W
- Trinity Theatre (Cinema) — 26.1 mi, 292° W
- Scott Museum (Museum) — 29.6 mi, 337° NW
- Hayfork Reservoir (Nature Reserve) — 36.3 mi, 267° W
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About This Shasta Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Shasta, California. Coordinates: 40.592021, -122.477899. 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 Shasta includes the ZIP code (96087, 96001), telephone area code (530), county seat of Shasta County (Redding), and school district assignment (Shasta Union High School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
