Oak Run is a small unincorporated community 23 miles (37 km) east of Redding in Shasta County, California. The towns of Bella Vista (pop. 1,218), Millville (pop. 611), Shingletown (pop. 2,222), Palo Cedro (pop. 4,000), Whitmore (pop. 593), and Round Mountain (pop. 122) lie within a 15 miles (24 km) radius. It has a store and a post office run by a family who lives in the town-famous "Oak Run House", just behind the store and post office. It also has a school, library, a volunteer fire department and 765 people.