The most populous cities in area code 530 are: Redding, Chico, Marysville, Auburn, and Placerville.
Other cities in the 530 area code include: Woodland, Davis, Grass Valley, South Lake Tahoe, Oroville, Olympic Valley, Truckee, Red Bluff, French Gulch, Shingle Springs, Sacramento, Yreka, Nevada City, Yuba City, Anderson, Susanville, Corning, Alleghany, Mount Shasta, Colfax, Biggs, Winters, Quincy, Willows, Oregon House, Paradise, Orland, Sierraville, Willow Creek, Nicolaus, Georgetown, Live Oak, Arbuckle, Gridley, Grenada, Camptonville, Knights Landing, Los Molinos, Flournoy, Wheatland, Williams, Weed, Esparto, Portola, Lakehead, North San Juan, Cottonwood, Somes Bar, Meadow Vista, Dunsmuir, Meridian, Butte City, Alturas, Challenge, Chester, Blairsden Graeagle, Bangor, Elk Creek, Stonyford, Hayfork, Camino, Montague, Gerber, Dorris, Smartsville, Tulelake, Colusa, Westwood, Hornbrook, Princeton, Cedarville, Paynes Creek, McCloud, Shingletown, Adin, Roseville, West Sacramento, Magalia, Burney, Bella Vista, Penn Valley, Palo Cedro, Lewiston, Foresthill, Beale Afb, Happy Camp, Fort Jones, Etna, Fall River Mills, Guinda, Fort Bidwell, Sierra City, Montgomery Creek, Forks Of Salmon, Igo, Klamath River, Scott Bar, Whitmore, Janesville, Greenville, Milford, Glenn, Oak Run, Twin Bridges, Wendel, Markleeville, Standish, Termo, Millville, Coleville, and Crescent Mills.
Redding, officially the City of Redding, is the county seat of Shasta County, California, in the northern part of the state. It lies along the Sacramento River, which provided transportation and power in its early years. Interstate 5 bisects the entire city, which has a population of 89,861, from the south to north before it approaches Shasta Lake, located about 15 miles (24 km) north of downtown. Redding is the largest city in the Shasta Cascade region, and it is the fourth-largest city in the Sacramento Valley, behind Sacramento, Elk Grove, and Roseville.
Chico is the most populous city in Butte County, California, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 86,187, reflecting an increase of 26,233 from the 59,954 counted in the 2000 Census. The city is a cultural, economic, and educational center of the northern Sacramento Valley and home to both California State University, Chico and Bidwell Park, the country's 26th largest municipal park and the 13th largest municipally-owned park. Bidwell Park makes up over 17% of the city.Other cities in close proximity to the Chico Metropolitan Area (population 212,000) include Paradise and Oroville, while local towns and villages (unincorporated areas) include Durham, Cohasset, Dayton, Nord, and Forest Ranch. The Chico Metropolitan Area is the 14th largest Metropolitan Statistical Area in California.The nickname "City of Roses" appears on the Seal of the City of Chico. The city has been designated a Tree City USA for 31 years by the National Arbor Day Foundation.
Marysville is the county seat of Yuba County, California, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 12,072, reflecting a decrease of 196 from the 12,268 counted in the 2000 Census. It is included in the Yuba City Metropolitan Statistical Area, often referred to as the Yuba-Sutter Area after the two counties, Yuba and Sutter. The metropolitan statistical area is part of the Greater Sacramento area.
The 530 area code lies within the Pacific Daylight Time Zone (or PDT). The current time in Pacific Daylight Time is 2:01 AM on Dec 20, 2022.