Welcome to Old Station ...

Old Station is located in Shasta County<1>.

Old Station was established in 1850s.

A typical abbreviation for Old Station: Old Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Old Station is 4,380 feet [1,335 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Old Station is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Old Station: 530

The ZIP code for Old Station: 96071<3>

Communities near Old Station ...

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

Hat Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Hat Creek is located in Shasta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hat Creek <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hat Creek
- From Old Station to Hat Creek
Manzanita Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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- Manzanita Lake is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Manzanita Lake
- From Old Station to Manzanita Lake
Viola ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Viola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Viola is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Viola
- From Old Station to Viola
Burney
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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- Burney is located in Shasta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burney <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Burney
- From Old Station to Burney
Cassel
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassel
- Cassel is located in Shasta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassel <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cassel
- From Old Station to Cassel
Johnson Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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- Johnson Park is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Johnson Park
- From Old Station to Johnson Park
Fall River Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
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- Fall River Mills is located in Shasta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River Mills <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fall River Mills
- From Old Station to Fall River Mills
Mill Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
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- Mill Creek is located in Tehama County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Creek <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mill Creek
- From Old Station to Mill Creek
Mineral
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Mineral is located in Tehama County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mineral
- From Old Station to Mineral
Eudora Colony ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eudora Colony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora Colony
- Eudora Colony is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eudora Colony
- From Old Station to Eudora Colony

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 Old Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Old Station.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Old Station. 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 Old Station.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Station ...

Looking for more information about Old Station? 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 Old Station, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Old Station.

Adding Old Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Old Station 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 Old Station was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Old Station post office opened in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Old Station.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Shasta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Old Station). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Old Station or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/