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Hat Creek, California
CDP
About Hat Creek
Set in the northwestern part of California, Hat Creek is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, Hat Creek is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 50.01 square miles.
📰 Hat Creek News Today
- USDA Rural Development grant to West Bio-Hat Creek-Bioenergy boosts rural energy and fire mitigation Biomass Magazine · Aug 14
- Hat Creek: From Past to Present California Trout · Jan 6
- Hat Creek Construction announces 2025 impact, plans for 2026 Action News Now · Feb 18
- James Steven Barnhart Obituary (2025) - Hat Creek, CA - Allen & Dahl Funeral Chapel - Redding Legacy obituary · Dec 22
- Astronomers Scan Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS for Alien Radio Signals Sci.News · Jun 9
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Hat Creek Unique
- The only place in America named Hat Creek — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northwestern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Hat Creek Radio Observatory · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hat Creek
- Thousand Lakes Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateCalifornia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area50.01 sq mi
Coordinates40.7898, -121.4745