Hat Creek is a census designated place (CDP) in Shasta County, California.

Wired telephone numbers are from the Burney central office and follow the pattern 530-335-xxxx.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 50.2 square miles (130 km2), 99.66% of it land and 0.34% of it water.

The 2010 United States Census[7] reported that Hat Creek had a population of 309.

There were 194 housing units at an average density of 3.9 per square mile (1.5/km2), of which 93 (69.9%) were owner-occupied, and 40 (30.1%) were occupied by renters.

[9] Federally, Hat Creek is in California's 1st congressional district, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa.