Cottonwood, California

About Cottonwood

Cottonwood is a small unincorporated community in northwestern California.

Officially, Cottonwood is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 13.22 square miles.

📰 Cottonwood News Today

• Pickup truck driver wanted after fatal hit-and-run in Cottonwood KRCR · Aug 27
• Videos - West Valley Eagles (Cottonwood, CA) Football MaxPreps · Sep 19
• CAL FIRE crews contain vehicle fire that spread to vegetation near Interstate 5 in Cottonwood Action News Now · Sep 13
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Cottonwood, California - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 26
• Cottonwood, Shasta County Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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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 northwestern 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 8 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Cottonwood

• Cottonwood Eatery — american
• Jake's Take & Bake Pizza — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cottonwood

• Cottonwood Historic District reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

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