Shingletown | |
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census-designated place | |
Location in Shasta County and the state of California |
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Coordinates: 40°29′46″N 121°51′49″W / 40.49611°N 121.86361°WCoordinates: 40°29′46″N 121°51′49″W / 40.49611°N 121.86361°W | |
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 (40.496033, -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.