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About Cottonwood
Set in the southern part of California, Cottonwood is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, Cottonwood is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.39 square miles.
📰 Cottonwood News Today
- Motorcycle crash blocks lanes on southbound I-5 in Cottonwood KRCR · Aug 17
- West Valley High School (Cottonwood, CA) Volleyball MaxPreps · Aug 14
- Cottonwood, Shasta County Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
- Top Realtor in Cottonwood, CA: Josh Barker FinancialContent · Aug 11
- Family seeks info on Cottonwood robber Clifford Bosenko - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - CDCR (.gov) · Jun 25
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Cottonwood Unique
- One of 10 places in the US named Cottonwood — but the California one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cottonwood
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Cottonwood
- Cottonwood Creek Charter
- Cottonwood Preschool
- Evergreen Community Day School (5-8)
- Evergreen Community Day School (K-5)
- Evergreen Elementary
- Evergreen Institute of Excellence
- Evergreen Middle
- North Cottonwood
- West Cottonwood Junior High
- West Valley Early College High
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateCalifornia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area0.39 sq mi
Coordinates35.3456, -118.9859