Mount Shasta, California

Mount Shasta, California
City of Mount Shasta
Location in Siskiyou County and the state of California
Mount Shasta, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 41°18′52″N 122°18′41″W / 41.31444°N 122.31139°W / 41.31444; -122.31139
Country United States
State California
CountySiskiyou
IncorporatedMay 31, 1905
Government
 • MayorJohn Redmond
Area
 • Total
3.77 sq mi (9.76 km2)
 • Land3.76 sq mi (9.75 km2)
 • Water0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2)  0.10%
Elevation
3,586 ft (1,093 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
3,223
 • Density856/sq mi (331/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Code
96067
Area code530
FIPS code06-49852
GNIS feature IDs277559, 2411181
Websitemtshastaca.gov

Mount Shasta (also known as Mount Shasta City) is a city in Siskiyou County, California, United States, at about 3,600 feet (1,100 m) above sea level on the flanks of Mount Shasta, a prominent northern California landmark. The city is less than 9 miles (14 km) southwest of the summit of its namesake volcano.

Mount Shasta is the final community up the Sacramento River, located along Interstate Highway 5 approximately 14 kilometers (9 miles) south of Weed and approximately 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) north of Dunsmuir, and marks the river's northern terminus approximately 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) downstream from the Sacramento River Forks.

Mount Shasta's population is 3,223 as of the 2020 census, a population change of -5.04% from 3,394 from the 2010 census.