Paskenta (Wintun: Paskenti)[4] is a small unincorporated town in Tehama County, California.

[2] Historically, it had greater local importance due to the presence of an active lumber mill.

In the Nomlaki (Central Wintun) language, "Paskenta" (paskenti) means "under the hill" or "under the bank".

[8] In 1980, Paskenta became the central inhabited cite within a larger census designated place (CDP), which was named after its host town.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), all of it land.

The 2010 United States Census[9] accrued information only about the entire Paskenta CDP, not just the organized community.

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