Castella, California

Castella is a small, unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the upper Sacramento Canyon of Shasta County, California. It is located 46 miles north of Redding on Interstate 5, and is home to Castle Crags State Park. Its population is 214 as of the 2020 census. It has a Chevron gas station/store and a post office. The ZIP Code is 96017. The community is inside area code 530.

Castella, California
Unincorporated community Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 41°9′19.73″N 122°17′33.13″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Shasta County
Area [1]
• Total	1.186 sq mi (3.07 km2)
• Land	1.119 sq mi (2.90 km2)
• Water	0.067 sq mi (0.17 km2)
Elevation [2]	2,097 ft (639 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	214
• Density	180/sq mi (70/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	2813347[2]

A circa-1910 postcard of Castella, with the Southern Pacific Railroad station at left

Interstate 5 exit at Castella, 1963

Commerce and tourism

Located in the Shasta Cascade area of Northern California, Castella sees many visitors and has a number of summer homes in the area. Visitors use Castella as a base to engage in nationally recognized trout fishing in the nearby Sacramento^[3][4][5] McCloud^[3][4] and Klamath,^[3] Rivers, or come to see and climb Mount Shasta, Castle Crags or the Trinity Alps.^[6] Visitors also engage in nearby skiing (both alpine and cross-country), or bike or hike to the waterfalls, streams and lakes in the area, including nearby Mossbrae Falls, Lake Siskiyou, Castle Lake and Shasta Lake.^[6]

Politics

In the state legislature Castella is located in the 1st Senate District, represented by Republican Ted Gaines, and in the 1st Assembly District, represented by Republican Brian Dahle.

Federally, Castella is in California's 1st congressional district, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa.^[7]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	214		—
U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1850–1870[9][10] 1880-1890[11] 1900[12] 1910[13] 1920[14] 1930[15] 1940[16] 1950[17] 1960[18] 1970[19] 1980[20] 1990[21] 2000[22] 2010[23]

Castella first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.^[24][25]

2020 census

Castella CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020[25]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	182	85.05%
Black or African American alone (NH)	2	0.93%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	2	0.93%
Asian alone (NH)	1	0.47%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	3	1.40%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	8	3.74%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16	7.48%
Total	214	100.00%