Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | 2024 Pop. | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redding | 1 | 92,466 | 93,510 | -0.28% | 1,555 | 59.5 | City |
| Anderson | 2 | 11,170 | 11,330 | -0.36% | 1,589 | 7.0 | City |
| Shasta Lake | 3 | 10,228 | 10,363 | -0.33% | 938 | 10.9 | City |
| Happy Valley | 4 | 6,454 | 5,652 | 7.69% | 382 | 16.9 | CDP |
| Cottonwood | 5 | 6,322 | 5,435 | 3.5% | 478 | 13.2 | CDP |
| Bella Vista | 6 | 4,151 | 3,320 | 2.42% | 157 | 26.4 | CDP |
| Palo Cedro | 7 | 3,750 | 2,893 | 4.95% | 458 | 8.2 | CDP |
| Lake California | 8 | 3,736 | 3,276 | 1.3% | 592 | 6.3 | CDP |
| Cottonwood | 9 | 3,269 | 3,121 | 7.67% | 8,318 | 0.4 | CDP |
| Burney | 10 | 3,191 | 3,763 | 0.06% | 594 | 5.4 | CDP |
| Centerville | 11 | 2,571 | 2,170 | 7.66% | 319 | 8.0 | CDP |
| Shingletown | 12 | 2,242 | 2,291 | -0.13% | 91 | 24.5 | CDP |
| Shasta | 13 | 1,310 | 1,639 | -2.46% | 120 | 10.9 | CDP |
| Jones Valley | 14 | 1,130 | 1,269 | 7.62% | 176 | 6.4 | CDP |
| Johnson Park | 15 | 888 | 815 | 7.77% | 983 | 0.9 | CDP |
| Millville | 16 | 805 | 879 | 0.63% | 100 | 8.0 | CDP |
| Mountain Gate | 17 | 798 | 703 | -1.36% | 404 | 2.0 | CDP |
| Fall River Mills | 18 | 696 | 387 | 1.31% | 263 | 2.6 | CDP |
| Oak Run | 19 | 654 | 379 | 7.57% | 217 | 3.0 | CDP |
| Lakehead | 20 | 587 | 615 | 1.56% | 125 | 4.7 | CDP |
| Whitmore | 21 | 317 | 416 | 7.46% | 49 | 6.5 | CDP |
| Castella | 22 | 298 | 230 | 7.97% | 266 | 1.1 | CDP |
| French Gulch | 23 | 272 | 441 | -2.16% | 22 | 12.3 | CDP |
| Cassel | 24 | 232 | 266 | 0.87% | 115 | 2.0 | CDP |
| Montgomery Creek | 25 | 222 | 118 | 1.84% | 67 | 3.3 | CDP |
| Big Bend | 26 | 188 | 195 | 3.3% | 33 | 5.7 | CDP |
| Igo | 27 | 111 | 148 | 7.77% | 109 | 1.0 | CDP |
| Round Mountain | 28 | 91 | 100 | -4.21% | 54 | 1.7 | CDP |
| Keswick | 29 | 86 | 192 | -23.21% | 25 | 3.4 | CDP |
| Ono | 30 | 32 | 57 | 10.35% | 17 | 1.9 | CDP |
| Hat Creek | 31 | 31 | 91 | -39.22% | 1 | 50.0 | CDP |
| Platina | 32 | 29 | 23 | 7.41% | 14 | 2.1 | CDP |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Redding is the largest city in Shasta County.
Platina is the smallest city in Shasta County.
There are 32 cities in Shasta County, California.