LakeheadCA
A town of 577, settled in 1950.
Is Lakehead a good place to live?
Lakehead’s July high is 97°F, against 89°F in California’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. 66% of the land in Lakehead is conserved, where California’s towns sit at 4.3% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Lakehead has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
577 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Lakehead: who provides what
Lakehead is unincorporated, so Shasta County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lakehead.
Lakehead has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 3.5 miles. Lakehead’s trail density comes in at 0.7 miles per square mile. It has one park or preserve, 1,662 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Shasta Unit | 2.3 mi | 1,662 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lakehead has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from wildfire
In Lakehead, the risk rating from FEMA is 98 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Lakehead once, in 2018. FEMA puts 61% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to wildfires, and 32% to inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Lakehead are worth about $336K, by Zillow’s estimate
Values rose 1.5% in the 12 months to September 2026. Just over two thirds of households live in a home they own in Lakehead.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of Lakehead’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.5 jobs for each of them
Commuting out is the norm in Lakehead: 3% of working residents work locally. Among residents locally, 19% live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Redding (37%), Dunsmuir (9%) and Mount Shasta (3%). Its middle household income stands at $57,000.
| Lakehead | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lakehead stands out in California and nationally: a larger share of its adults have high blood pressure
In Lakehead, nearly a third of adults have obesity. CDC measures, 32 in all: Lakehead beats California on 10 and trails on 13. Among adults in the town, 18% report frequent physical distress and 16% have diabetes.
| Lakehead | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 31% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Lakehead | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.1% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.3% | 14.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.8% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Lakehead
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lakehead; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Lakehead residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
97% of working residents leave Lakehead for work
Where Lakehead’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lakehead
Census-designated place in California, United States
Lakehead is a census-designated place (CDP) in Shasta County, California, United States. Lakehead sits at an elevation of 1,447 feet (441 m). Lakehead is located halfway between Seattle and Los Angeles. Its population is 469 as of the 2020 census, up from 461 from the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 5.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,447 ft
- ZIP code
- 96051
Questions about Lakehead
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lakehead, CA a good place to live?
Lakehead has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.