Whiskeytown, California

Whiskeytown is an unincorporated community in Shasta County, California, United States. The ZIP Code is 96095. The community is inside area code 530. There is absolutely nobody living in Whiskeytown as of today. The entire town of Whiskeytown was flooded to make way for Whiskeytown lake in the 1950s. The ZIP Code of 96095 is now defunct as it is being taken over by ZIP Code 96033 in nearby French Gulch. The town of Whiskeytown is now properly part of French Gulch as the now closed post office and store was on higher ground for 40 years. But Whiskeytown appears on many maps. There is also a roadside store that calls itself 'Whiskeytown'.

Politics

In the state legislature Whiskeytown is located in the 4th Senate District, represented by Republican Sam Aanestad, and in the 25th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Patty Berg. Federally, Whiskeytown is located in California's 19th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +13 [cite web | title = Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest? | publisher = Campaign Legal Center Blog | url=http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html | accessdate = 2008-02-10] and is represented by Republican Wally Herger.

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