Burney is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Shasta County, California, United States.

Burney has several areas for fly fishing, with wild brown and native rainbow trout in many nearby rivers and streams, including Burney Creek.

The racial makeup of Burney was 2,685 (85.1%) White, 13 (0.4%) African American, 233 (7.4%) Native American, 7 (0.2%) Asian, 2 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 61 (1.9%) from other races, and 153 (4.9%) from two or more races.

There were 1,420 housing units at an average density of 274.7 per square mile (106.1/km2).

In the state legislature Burney is located in the 1st Senate District, represented by Republican Megan Dahle,[21] and the 1st Assembly District, represented by Republican Heather Hadwick.

[22] Federally, Burney is in California's 1st congressional district, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa.

The scene in which the boys outrace a locomotive across a trestle was filmed at Lake Britton on the McCloud River Railroad, near McArthur–Burney Falls Memorial State Park, California.

[24] Jonathan Schmierer, Burney High School graduate, appeared on The Price Is Right during one of Bob Barker's final showings.

He lost a game of Tic-Tac-Toe for a trip to the Ramada Inn in Ireland.

[25][26] This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C).