Walnut Creek, California
Walnut Creek, California | |
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Shell Ridge Open Space | |
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| Nicknames: "The Creek", "Dub-C", “The Nut” | |
Location of Walnut Creek within California | |
Walnut Creek Location in the United States Walnut Creek Walnut Creek (California) Walnut Creek Walnut Creek (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°54′23″N 122°03′54″W / 37.90639°N 122.06500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| U.S. state | California |
| County | Contra Costa |
| First settled | 1849 |
| Municipal incorporation | October 21, 1914 |
| Government | |
| • Type | General Law |
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| • California State Legislature | |
| • California's 10th congressional district | Mark DeSaulnier (D) |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.77 sq mi (51.21 km2) |
| • Land | 19.76 sq mi (51.18 km2) |
| • Water | 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.06% |
| Elevation | 131 ft (40 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 70,127 |
| • Density | 3,549/sq mi (1,370/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 94595–94598 |
| Area code | 925 |
| FIPS code | 06-83346 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660120, 2412174 |
| Website | Official website |
Walnut Creek is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States, located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, about 16 miles (26 kilometers) east of the city of Oakland, California and 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of San Francisco. Walnut Creek has a total population of 70,127 per the 2020 census, is located at the junction of the highways from Sacramento, California and San Jose, California (I-680) and San Francisco/Oakland (SR-24), and is accessible by BART. The city shares its borders with Clayton, California, Lafayette, California, Alamo, California, Pleasant Hill, California, and Concord, California.