Welcome to Igo ...

Igo is located in Shasta County<1>.

Igo was established in 1866.

Igo is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Igo: 530

The ZIP code for Igo: 96047<3>

Communities Also Named Igo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Igo - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Oregon and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Igo.

Communities near Igo ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Igo.

• Redding
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
  • Redding is located in Shasta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redding <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Redding
  • From Igo to Redding
• Anderson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in Shasta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,565 people
  • Former name for Anderson:
  • American Ranch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Anderson
  • From Igo to Anderson
• Shasta Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta Lake
  • Shasta Lake is located in Shasta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,379 people
  • Former names for Shasta Lake:
  • Boomtown
  • Central Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shasta Lake <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shasta Lake
  • From Igo to Shasta Lake
• Agland ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Agland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agland
  • Agland is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Agland
  • From Igo to Agland
• Cloverdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverdale is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cloverdale
  • From Igo to Cloverdale
• Middletown ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Middletown
  • From Igo to Middletown
• Ono
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ono
  • Ono is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ono
  • From Igo to Ono
• Texas Springs ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Texas Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Springs
  • Texas Springs is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Texas Springs
  • From Igo to Texas Springs
• Gas Point ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Point
  • Gas Point is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gas Point
  • From Igo to Gas Point
• Smithville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smithville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Smithville
  • From Igo to Smithville

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Igo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Igo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Igo. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Igo.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Igo. See our Newspapers Page for Igo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Igo ...

Looking for more information about Igo? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Igo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Igo.

Adding Igo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Igo in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Igo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Igo post office opened in 1873.

We also found Igo in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Igo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Igo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/