Igo is an unincorporated community 9 miles west of Redding, CA. Its population is 103 as of the 2020 census. Its ZIP Code is 96047. Wired Telephone numbers follow the pattern 530-396-xxxx. It has a neighboring town of Ono, which is four miles west of Igo. It is also home to the Northern California Veterans Cemetery,[1] dedicated in December 2005. It has a post office, elementary school, general store, and a restaurant/banquet hall.
The name Igo may be derived from an unidentified Native American language.[2] According to folk etymology, Igo was named from the question "I go?" frequently asked by a miner's son who liked to accompany his father to work. Igo was founded in 1849 as a mining town in the Igo-Ono Mining District. [3]
In the state legislature Igo is in the 1st Senate District, represented by Republican Ted Gaines, and in the 1st Assembly District, represented by Republican Brian Dahle.
Federally, Igo is in .[4]
Igo, California, and its neighboring community Ono, share a community newsletter, the Umbrella available online at http://www.igoono.com/
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Igo has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.[5]