Shasta County administrative offices are located at 1450 Court Street, Redding, CA 96001; phone: 530‑225‑5561.
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Created in 1850, Shasta is one of California's original 27 counties.
The county is named for Mount Shasta which was located in the county until Siskiyou County was taken off in 1852. The name Shasta is the anglicized version of the name of the indigenous Native American Indians.