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Welcome to Tehama County ...

Time Zone: Tehama County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Red Bluff is the Seat for Tehama County.

Tehama County was founded in 1856. Tehama was created by taking area from Butte, Colusa and Shasta Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Tehama had a population of 65,084 people. This is an increase of 2.4% since the last Census (which gave a population of 63,559 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tehama represented 0.17% of the total population of California.

Below are some of the communities located in Tehama County:

  • Corning
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
    • Corning is located in Tehama County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,625 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <2>
  • Red Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tehama
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tehama
    • Tehama is located in Tehama County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tehama <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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