County
Tehama County
This is the county layer. It is often the first stop for assessor, tax collector, recorder, court, social service, election, health, sheriff, and unincorporated-area services.
Starting point
Start with the county layer.
County offices are the usual first stop for records, taxes, courts, elections, public health, social services, sheriff services, and unincorporated-area routing.
Cities inside the county can still control city permits, local code, utilities, business licenses, and city-specific rules.
2025 population
64,665
Land area
2,949.137 sq mi
Water area
13.038 sq mi
Directory notes
Local layers to keep on the same page.
Property, taxes, and records
For assessed value, exemptions, ownership records, recording, and tax bills, county offices are usually the starting layer.
Unincorporated land
If an address is outside city limits, county planning, building, environmental health, fire, or public works may handle local permits and code work.
Courts, services, and alerts
Superior court, sheriff, elections, social services, emergency alerts, and health offices often start at the county level.
Practical notes
Office, map, permit, and paperwork notes for Tehama County
Place note · History and culture · Reviewed July 2, 2026
Tehama keeps early county and river history close
Tehama sits by the Sacramento River with a first-county-courthouse marker, an old railroad bridge story, and practical river awareness built into daily life.
Place note · Outdoors · Reviewed July 1, 2026
Sacramento River Bend is Tehama County's quiet outdoor spine
Sacramento River Bend near Red Bluff gives Tehama County a river, oak, wildlife, and trail anchor that feels specific to the northern Sacramento Valley.
Almanac notes
Stories and local context near Tehama County
Place note · History and culture
Corning's olive story started with a railroad town and a stubborn tree
Corning began with the railroad in 1882, then grew into the Olive City through Warren Woodson, Sevillano olives, table olives, prunes, walnuts, and almonds.
Place note · Outdoors
Bumpass Hell shows Lassen's volcano story still steaming
Bumpass Hell is the largest hydrothermal area in Lassen Volcanic National Park, with steam, boiling pools, and a trail that usually waits for late summer.
Place note · History and culture
Red Bluff Round-Up turns spring rodeo into a valley tradition
Red Bluff Round-Up grew from Tehama County fair and rodeo roots into one of the far north's best-known spring events.