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Welcome to Red Bluff ...

The city of Red Bluff is located in Tehama County<1> and is the County Seat for Tehama County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Bluff, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Red Bluff: Red Blf. (or less commonly used: Red Bluf.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Red Bluff has a population of 14,274 people<2> (see below for details).

Red Bluff is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Red Bluff: 530

The ZIP code for Red Bluff: 96080<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Red Bluff had an population of 14,274 people. This is an increase of 1.41% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Red Bluff had a population of 14,076 people (which is 22.15% of the total population of Tehama County). This makes Red Bluff the county's most populous community.

The population of Red Bluff represents 0.04% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 330th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 14,076 people, the population of Red Bluff increased 7.07% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 13,147 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Red Bluff.

Communities Also Named Red Bluff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Red Bluff - they are located in Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Georgia (3), Montana, New Mexico, South Carolina, Texas (4) and Virginia.

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

Websites for Red Bluff ...

Official Website: www.ci.red-bluff.ca.us/

Communities near Red Bluff ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Bluff. Our list includes 43 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Red Bluff.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Bluff ...

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

Adding Red Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Red Bluff 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 Red Bluff was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Red Bluff on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Red Bluff.

The official website for Red Bluff: www.ci.red-bluff.ca.us/

The official website for Tehama County: www.co.tehama.ca.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Tehama, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Red Bluff.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Red Bluff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 city (such as Red Bluff). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Red Bluff or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.




 

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