About Bear Creek CDP, California
Bear Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Shasta County, California, United States. The population was 1,780 at the 2010 census, up from 1,617 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Redding Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The community is located along Bear Creek and Interstate 5, 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown Redding. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2), all of it land.
The first post office at Bear Creek opened in 1852.