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Paynes Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tehama County, California. It is 23 miles (37 km) east of Red Bluff. Its ZIP code is 96075 and telephone prefixes follow (530-597-xxxx), which is shared with the town of Dales, about 9 miles (14 km) to the west. Paynes Creek sits at an elevation of 1,949 feet (594 m). The 2020 United States census reported Paynes Creek's population was 54.