Red Bluff, California
Red Bluff is a city in and the county seat of Tehama County, California, United States. The population was 14,710 at the 2020 census, up from 14,076 at the 2010 census.
City of Red Bluff | |
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Cone & Kimball Plaza clocktower, known as the "Center of the City" | |
| Motto: "A Great Place To Live" | |
Location in California (left) and Tehama County (right) | |
City of Red Bluff Location in the United States City of Red Bluff City of Red Bluff (California) | |
| Coordinates: 40°10′36″N 122°14′17″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Tehama |
| Incorporated | March 31, 1876 |
| Area | |
| • City | 7.67 sq mi (19.88 km2) |
| • Land | 7.56 sq mi (19.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.30 km2) 1.48% |
| Elevation | 305 ft (93 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 14,710 |
| • Density | 1,900/sq mi (740/km2) |
| • Urban | 18,434 |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 96080 |
| Area code | 530 |
| FIPS code | 06-59892 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277581, 2411527 |
| Website | Official website |
It is located 131 miles (211 kilometers) north of Sacramento, 31 miles (50 km) south of Redding, and it is bisected by Interstate 5. Red Bluff is situated on the banks of the upper Sacramento River. Located in the northernmost part of California’s Central Valley, the city marks the northern end of a vast contiguously cultivated area that extends all the way to Bakersfield, 400 miles (640 km) to the south. Mildly rugged terrain, used as rangeland, separates Red Bluff from the next crop areas to the north in Cottonwood.
It was originally known as Leodocia, but was renamed to Covertsburg in 1853. It got its current name in 1854. Located at the head of navigation on the Sacramento River the town flourished in the mid to late 19th century as a landing point for miners heading to the Trinity County gold fields and later as a temporary terminus for the Southern Pacific Railroad's northward expansion.