Back شينغليتاون (كاليفورنيا) Arabic شینقلتاون، کالیفورنیا AZB Shingletown Catalan Шинглтаун (Калифорни) CE Shingletown CEB Shingletown Spanish Shingletown (Kalifornia) Basque شینگلتاون، کالیفرنیا Persian Shingletown (Californie) French Shingletown (Kalifornija) Croatian
Shingletown | |
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 Location in Shasta County and the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 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 (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,442 |
| • Density | 99/sq mi (38/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 96088 |
| Area code | 530 |
| FIPS code | 06-71568 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1659646 |
Shingletown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Shasta County, California, United States. Its population is 2,442 as of the 2020 census, up from 2,283 from the 2010 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 was originally named Shingle Camp, for the workers who cut roofing slats from timber to supply miners during the Gold Rush era.[2]
- ^ U.S. Census Archived January 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sabalow, Ryan; Reese, Phillip; Kasler, Dale (April 11, 2019). "These California communities could be the next Paradise. Is yours one of them?". The Sacramento Bee. ISSN 0890-5738. Retrieved May 1, 2019.