Old StationCA
A town in California.
Is Old Station a good place to live?
Only 6 of the 847 California towns we compare have a lower January low than Old Station. 85% of the land in Old Station is conserved, where California’s towns sit at 4.3% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. We don’t grade Old Station yet; the figures below are still real.
Moving to Old Station: who provides what
Old Station 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 Old Station.
Conservation land takes up nearly a third of Old Station
Old Station’s trail density comes in at 3.6 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A typical Old Station home is worth about $258K
Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home lost 2.7% of its value.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Top of a very high hazard risk in Old Station: inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Old Station sits above 90% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Old Station after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2020. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 64% come from inland flooding and 17% from earthquakes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Old Station’s year
July afternoons reach 85° and January nights drop to 23°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Old Station than in most of California or the rest of the country
Among adults 18 to 64 in Old Station, 5.3% have no health insurance. CDC measures, 32 in all: Old Station beats California on 11 and trails on 10. In Old Station, 16% of adults have diabetes, and 18% report frequent physical distress.
| Old Station | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Old Station | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.3% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.9% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.4% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lassen Volcanic National Park and 3 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Old Station. Close and well known come first.
7 mi National ParkLassen Volcanic National Park505K visitors a year
14 mi MountainLassen Peak
27 mi WaterfallBurney Falls
12 mi MuseumLoomis MuseumPhoto credits
Lassen Volcanic National Park: en:User:Mav, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lassen Peak: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Burney Falls: Dvortygirl, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Loomis Museum: DimiTalen, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Old Station
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Old Station; the nearest are
About Old Station
Census-designated place in California, United States
Old Station is a census-designated place (CDP) in Shasta County, California, United States. It is located 13 miles (21 km) north of Lassen Volcanic National Park, directly between Redding and Susanville. The ZIP code in Old Station is 96071 and the area code 530. Old Station sits at an elevation of 4,386 feet (1,337 m). Its population is 64 as of the 2020 census, up from 51 from the 2010 census. In 2021, the town was threatened by the Dixie Fire.
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- Area
- 2.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,386 ft
- ZIP code
- 96071
Questions about Old Station
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Old Station, CA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Old Station yet; the figures below are still real. A town in California.