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Shingletown, California

Shingletown
census-designated place
Location in Shasta County and the state of California
Location in Shasta County and the state of California
Coordinates: 40°29′46″N 121°51′49″W / 40.49611°N 121.86361°W / 40.49611; -121.86361Coordinates: 40°29′46″N 121°51′49″W / 40.49611°N 121.86361°W / 40.49611; -121.86361
Country  United States
State  California
County Shasta
Area
 • Total 24.719 sq mi (64.021 km2)
 • Land 24.650 sq mi (63.844 km2)
 • Water 0.069 sq mi (0.178 km2)  0.28%
Elevation 3,468 ft (1,064 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,283
 • Density 92/sq mi (36/km2)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 96088
Area code(s) 530 Exchange: 474
FIPS code 06-71568
GNIS feature ID 1659646

Shingletown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Shasta County, California, United States. The population was 2,283 at the 2010 census, up from 2,222 at the 2000 census.

Shingletown is a small town located along California State Route 44 in the hills just below Mount Lassen. Shingletown has a history of logging large timber, including pine, fir and cedar. It is also known as "The Gateway to Lassen".

Shingletown is located at 40°29′46″N 121°51′49″W / 40.49611°N 121.86361°W / 40.49611; -121.86361 (40.496033, -121.863657) in Northern California, near Lassen Volcanic National Park.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 24.7 square miles (64 km2), of which 24.7 square miles (64 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.28%) is water.

The forests around Shingletown are home to the Shasta clarkia a rare subspecies of Clarkia borealis, a flowering plant in the evening primrose family.

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Shingletown has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.


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