Map of Hat Creek CDP

Hat Creek is a census designated place (CDP) in Shasta County, California. Hat Creek is situated at an elevation of 3,422 feet (1,043 m). Its population is 266 as of the 2020 census, down from 309 from the 2010 census.

Hat Creek is located 26 miles (42 km) north of Lassen Park, 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Burney (9 miles (14 km) south of the junction of hwy 89 and 299), and 15 miles (24 km) south of Burney Falls. Its zip code is 96040. Wired telephone numbers are from the Burney central office and follow the pattern 530-335-xxxx. Hat Creek is home to the Hat Creek Radio Observatory, run by SETI Institute.

The town’s main economies are tourism, fishing, camping, and lodging. It’s a travel hot spot in Shasta County, about 70 miles (110 km) east of Redding, California and about the same distance to Susanville, California.

In 2021 the town was threatened by the Dixie Fire.

Hat Creek CDP overview:
Name:	Hat Creek CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	California
County:	Shasta County
Elevation:	3,422 ft (1,043 m)
Total Area:	50.184 sq mi (129.975 km²)
Land Area:	50.013 sq mi (129.533 km²)
Water Area:	0.171 sq mi (0.443 km²) 0.34%
Total Population:	266
Population Density:	5.3/sq mi (2.0/km²)
ZIP code:	96040
Area code:	530
FIPS code:	0632408
GNISfeature ID:	2583033

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Hat Creek online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.