Lakehead is a community in Shasta County, California, home to about 577 people across 4.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 96051.
Homes sold for a median of $170 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lakehead. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Sacramento International Airport (SMF)159 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Redding Municipal Airport (RDD)28 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Reno, NV164 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA524 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lakehead; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Lakehead had 469 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2010.
It’s the 1182nd largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Shasta County grew from 17,318 residents in 1900 to 182,155 in 2020.
Shasta County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 97°F in summer, and winter lows average 41°F. About 62.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Shasta Dam, CA weather station (14 miles away).
53,944 jobs at 4,508 businesses in Shasta County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lakehead.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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