Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Shasta, CA: what to set up and who to call
Shasta has no town government of its own, so Shasta County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Shasta Union High School District. Tap water in Shasta comes from the Shasta C.s.d. water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Shasta, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Shasta.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Shasta. Its homes paid an average of 37.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $174 a month (its average across California, for customers on its standard service). California lets you buy power from another supplier; 66% of PG&E’s home customers do, and PG&E still delivers it.
Start or move service: pgecorp.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Shasta C.s.d. water system
The Shasta C.s.d. water system supplies Shasta: about 97% of residents live in its service area. It draws surface water and serves 3,069 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 52% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. CA4510013.
6 home internet providers serve Shasta
71% of 564 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 66% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 68% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Com-Pair Services | Fixed wireless | 94% | 100/25 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 59% | 25/3 |
| ShastaBeam | Fixed wireless | 52% | 100/6 |
| DigitalPath | Fixed wireless | 18% | 400/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 15% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Old Shasta Transfer Station is open Sunday
Where to take trash and recycling in Shasta, and where the rules are.
Old Shasta Transfer Station
- Sun11 am–4 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Dec 2022. They can change with the season, so check www2.calrecycle.ca.gov before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Shasta is in two districts that split the grades: Shasta Union High School District and Shasta Union Elementary School District.
B+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Shasta is unincorporated, so Shasta County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Shasta spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Shasta residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Shasta | ZIP’s residents in Shasta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96087 | Shasta, CA | 52% | 99% |
| 96001 | Redding, CA | 48% | 1% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Shasta
When is the Old Shasta Transfer Station open?
Sun 11 am–4 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check www2.calrecycle.ca.gov before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Shasta’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Shasta C.s.d. water system (EPA ID CA4510013). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Shasta?
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 37.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Shasta?
AT&T, Com-Pair Services, T-Mobile, ShastaBeam, DigitalPath, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Shasta?
96087 (52%), 96001 (48%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Shasta in?
Shasta Union High School District and Shasta Union Elementary School District. Parts of the city are in Grant Elementary School District and Redding Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in Shasta?
In California you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Shasta County Clerk-Elections. Check your registration at voterstatus.sos.ca.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.