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General Information
Shasta County is located in the extreme northern end of the Sacramento Valley, equal distance between Los Angeles and Seattle on interstate 5. It is 160 miles north of Sacramento and 230 miles north of San Francisco. There are three incorporated cities in Shasta County, Redding, the county seat, Anderson and the City of Shasta Lake. Redding, bisected by the Sacramento River, is a growing center of commerce and industry and the nationally recognized metropolitan marketplace of northern California, serving the adjacent counties of Tehama, Trinity and Siskiyou.

By road, Redding is . . .
• 220 miles from San Francisco
• 165 miles from Sacramento
• 418 miles fromPortland
• 220 miles from Reno
• 550 miles from Los Angeles
• 136 miles from Eureka

By air, Redding is . . .
• 1:15 minutes flight from San Francisco
Population (Approximate from 2003
California Department of Finance)		 Population Percentage by Age
Shasta County
180,000
Redding
87,300
Anderson
10,050
City of Shasta Lake
9,400
Shasta County
School Age
23%
Age 20 to 64
56%
Over 65
14%
Median Age
36.2 years
Population Growth Rate Ethnicity
Shasta County
0.9%
Redding
0.8%
White
89%
Asian
4%
Native American
3%
Hispanic
3%
Black
1%
Climate: Valley Area in 2001
Month
Low Temps
High Temps
Rainfall
January
36
55
6
February
39
59
8
March
42
63
1
April
42
68
2
May
58
90
0
June
61
90
1
July
65
96
Trace
August
64
97
0
September
60
91
0.5
October
44
81
0.83
November
44
62
7
December
41
51
9
Elevation
Shasta County
400 to 10,466 feet
Redding
About 400 feet

Transportation
Highways Road Conditions: 800.427.7623
Interstate 5
U.S. 299
State Route 44
Bus Lines
Rail
Greyhound 530-241-2531
RABA (Local Public Transportation) 530-241-2877
Amtrak 800-872-7245
Airports
Airlines
Redding Municipal Airport
530-244-4321
Hillside Aviation (Benton Field) 530-241-4204
Horizon (Via Portland) 1-800-547-9308
United (Via San Francisco) 1-800-241-6522

Housing
Rentals of 2 bedroom apartments & duplexes range from $ 450-$ 1,000

Three bedroom houses range from $ 400-$ 1200

Fall 2003 average price of a house is $225,000 in the City of Redding, and $157,000 in the Shasta County.

Executive type homes range up to $1.5 million+.

Housing is usually readily available, for rent or purchase.

Average property tax 1.07%

Redding ranks 14th in the Fastest Percentage Growth in median housing prices in California (10.08%)

Cost of living Index (based on US average: Standard: 101.65%, Executive 132.92%)

Municipal Services
Shasta County is governed by general law with an elected Board of Supervisors.

Redding, City of Shasta Lake and Anderson each have the Council-Manager type of government.

Law Enforcement & Crime Rate
Crime Rate
65% Lower than statewide average

71% Lower than Seattle

86% Lower than Sacramento

17% Lower than Phoenix
Average of 1.5 sworn officers per 1000 population.
Shasta County Sheriff's Dept.: 245 sworn officers

City of Redding: 104 sworn officers

City of Anderson: 15 sworn officers
Emergency Phone Number: 911

Fire Protection
City of Redding: 7 fully Equipped Stations, 72 full time personnel. Class 3 Rating

City of Anderson: 1 Station, 6 full time personnel, 24 Volunteers. Class 5 Rating

City of Shasta Lake: 3 Stations, 7 full time personnel, 20 Volunteers. Class 4 Rating
Emergency Phone Number: 911

Employment
Median Average Income: $42,270
Annual Average Jobs ? March 2000 Data*
Services
31%
18,700
Retail Trade
21%
12,700
Government
20%
12,300
Manufacturing
7%
4,300
Transport, Communication, Utilities
6%
3,900
Construction & Mining
6%
3,800
Wholesale Trade
4%
2,200
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
3%
1,700
Agriculture
1%
900
*Jobs data courtesy of Kathy Porter, Northern California Labor Market Consultant EDD Labor Market Information Division

Industrial Development

Economic Development Corp. of Shasta County 530-225-5300

Superior California Economic Development Dist. 530-241-8720
Employment
Employment Development Department 530-225-2186
Job Training
Private Industry Council 530-246-7911
Job Hotlines & Services
City of Redding 225-4069
Largest Employers

County of Shasta ? 1,983

Redding Schools ? 1,802

Mercy Medical Center ? 1,570

Redding Medical Center ? 1,200

City of Redding - 907
SALES TAX
7.25% (food excluded, additional sales taxes in some areas)

Utilities
Electricity Supplier

•City of Redding: City of Redding 530-245-7200
•City of Shasta Lake: Shasta Lake Electric Department 530-275-7400
•City of Anderson: Pacific Gas & Electric
Water Source

•City of Redding: Sacramento River, Whiskeytown Lake, Redding Groundwater Basin
•City of Shasta Lake: Shasta Lake
•City of Anderson: Local Wells
Natural Gas Supplier
Pacific Gas & Electric
Telephone
Area Code: 530

•SBC: 1-800-310-2355
•TDS: 530-357-2231 ? provides service for the Happy Valley, Igo, Ono, and Platina areas.
•Citizens Utilities: 1-800-316-3360 ? provides service for rural Shasta County
Sewer

•City of Redding: 530-245-7200
•City of Shasta Lake: 530-275-7400
•City of Anderson: 530-378-6626
Solid Waste / Garbage

•City of Redding: 530-245-7200 ? City owned collection facility; garbage collection, curbside recycling, curbside collection of green waste, household hazardous waste program.

•City of Shasta Lake, City of Anderson, and Shasta County use a private disposal service for garbage collection and curbside recycling.
DMV

2135 Akard Ave.
Redding, 96001
(530) 225-2016

Education

Shasta County provides comprehensive elementary and secondary educational programs.
These programs are provided in:

25 school districts
40 elementary schools
13 middle schools
8 high schools
4 continuation high schools and
30 private schools

There are several special centers and classes for the handicapped, a federally funded

Headstart project, and a home study program. Additionally, working parents and parents who are returning to school are provided a child development program.

School Enrollment, Estimated for 1998 (county)

Grades K-8 17,405
Grades 9-12 8,496

Shasta Community College has a student enrollment of 14,000, with programs for university transfer occupational-technical training, Contract Training with employers as well as personal enrichment.530-225-4600

Simpson College a private, fully accredited liberal arts school, offers several Bachelor of Arts

degrees, a Degree Completion Program and some Graduate degrees.530-224-560

Shasta Bible College 530-221-4275

California State University, Chico 75 miles to the south of Redding, offers "distance education" on theShasta College campus for those not able to make the 1 hour 10 minute drive. A Master's of Business Administration program began in 1995 in Redding to serve the area's needs.

Health Care

Redding serves as the health care center for the north state. The city has 2 major hospitals with state of the art treatment facilities in the specialties of cancer therapy, cardiac surgery, trauma and laser surgery, maternity, infertility and reproductive disorders, emergency care and others. Each has air ambulance services. There is a specialty hospital for treatment of psychiatric disorders, chemical dependency and acute physical rehabilitation, plus a private hospital and 11 convalescent hospitals. There are: 368+ physicians/surgeons, 100 dentists, 

30 optometrists, 54 chiropractors, Veteran's Medical Center

Mercy Medical Center 530-225-6000 ? 2175 Rosaline Avenue, Redding, CA 96001

Redding Medical Center 530-244-5400 ? 1100 Butte Street, Redding, CA 96001

Patients' Hospital 530-225-8700 - 2900 Eureka Way, Redding, CA 96001

Northern California Rehabilitation Hospital 530-246-9000 ? 2801 Eureka Way, Redding, CA 96001

Area Media

Newspapers:

1 daily - Record Searchlight 530-243-2424
Business Monthly ? SHASTA BUSINESS JOURNAL - (530) 357-2336

Television Stations:

ABC-KRCR Ch 7
CBS-KSHL Ch 12
NBC-KNVN Ch 24
FOX-KCVU Ch 30
PBS-KIXE Ch 9
C26-KGEC UHF
3 Cable Systems

Radio Stations:

Regent Broadcasting
KRRX 106X / KNR 600 / K9 99.3 / KQMS / KSHA / OLDIES 105.3

Results Radio
KISS 107 / Q 97/ POWER 94 / B 103
KEGR EAGLE 102.7

JEFFERSON PUBLIC RADIO
KLXR 1230 AM (530) 244-5082
KVIP / KGRV 98.1 FM / 540 AM
KFPR / KCHO

Northstate Public Radio (530) 241-5246