Cars in Shasta County.

What vehicles are registered in Shasta County? The DMV counted 157,188 vehicles across 27 ZIPs. Toyota is the largest named make. 1.0% are battery electric.

157,188vehicles

27ZIPs
48Named makes
1.0%Battery electric
18.8%Make not namedThe DMV pools small groups

The largest named makes

Each make count is a lower bound, because the DMV pools small groups.

24,434+
23,105+
16,167+
13,697+
6,624+
6,189+
6,147+
5,903+
4,820+
4,280+
See all 20 makes
3,112+
1,404+
1,131+
1,101+
992+
989+
897+
787+
697+
687+

The fuel mix

Gas
123,986
Diesel and diesel hybrid
16,420
Flex-fuel
8,337
Gas hybrid
5,902
Battery electric
1,633
Plug-in hybrid
891
Natural gas
12
Other fuel
6
Hydrogen fuel cell
1

Top plug-in models

From the state energy agency. Its count is a year newer than the DMV file and covers light-duty vehicles only.

577
493
160
117
107

Plug-in types

3,090 plug-in and fuel-cell vehicles in all.

Battery electric
2,107
Plug-in hybrid
983

How many new cars sold here are zero-emission?

New light-duty sales by quarter, from the state energy agency. The newest quarters are preliminary.

9.8% of new light-duty vehicles sold here in the latest three quarters were zero-emission, 319 of 3,253. A year earlier the share was 11.0%. Across California it was 19.6%.

2025 Q1 9.9% 114 of 1,151
2025 Q2 9.0% 108 of 1,202
2025 Q3 14.1% 169 of 1,195
2025 Q4 10.3% 111 of 1,078
2026 Q1preliminary 8.3% 87 of 1,043
2026 Q2preliminary 12.0% 139 of 1,163
2026 Q3preliminary 8.9% 93 of 1,047

Every ZIP in Shasta County

The 25 largest by vehicle count.

ZIPCityVehiclesLargest named makeBattery electric
96003Redding35,490Toyota1.2%
96001Redding27,792Toyota1.6%
96002Redding26,795Toyota1.1%
96007Anderson19,885Ford0.5%
96022Cottonwood14,368Ford0.8%
96019Shasta Lake7,618Toyota0.7%
96073Palo Cedro5,117Ford1.3%
96088Shingletown4,344Ford0.7%
96013Burney3,446Ford0.3%
96056McArthur1,769Ford0.4%
96008Bella Vista1,640Ford0.5%
96028Fall River Mills1,339Ford0.5%
96051Lakehead1,140Ford1.5%
96062Millville1,139Ford0.7%
96069Oak Run790ToyotaToo few
96096Whitmore768FordToo few
96087Shasta764ToyotaToo few
96047Igo763FordToo few
96084Round Mountain459ToyotaToo few
96016Cassel367ChevroletToo few
96065Montgomery Creek328FordToo few
96033French Gulch319FordToo few
96040Hat Creek247FordToo few
96076Platina155FordToo few
96071Old Station126None namedToo few
See all 27 ZIPs
ZIPCityVehiclesLargest named makeBattery electric
96017Castella125None namedToo few
96011Big Bend95ToyotaToo few

Also overlaps Shasta County, counted in another county: 96025, 96059, 96075.

The largest cities

ZIPs grouped by postal city name.

1Redding 3 ZIPs
90,077
2Anderson 1 ZIP
19,885
3Cottonwood 1 ZIP
14,368
7,618
5Palo Cedro 1 ZIP
5,117
4,344
7Burney 1 ZIP
3,446
8McArthur 1 ZIP
1,769
1,640
1,339
See all 25 cities

The most electric ZIPs

Battery-electric share of each ZIP's vehicles.

196001 Redding
1.6%
296051 Lakehead
1.5%
396073 Palo Cedro
1.3%
496003 Redding
1.2%
596002 Redding
1.1%
696022 Cottonwood
0.8%
796019 Shasta Lake
0.7%
896062 Millville
0.7%
996088 Shingletown
0.7%
1096008 Bella Vista
0.5%
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