Walnut Creek, California
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. Walnut Creek has a total population of 70,127 per the 2020 census, is located at the junction of the highways from Sacramento and San Jose (I-680) and San Francisco/Oakland (SR-24), and is accessible by BART. The city shares its borders with Clayton, Lafayette, Alamo, Pleasant Hill, and Concord.
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| City of Walnut Creek | |
Shell Ridge Open Space | |
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Location of Walnut Creek within California | |
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| Coordinates: 37°54′23″N 122°03′54″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Contra Costa |
| First settled | 1849 |
| Incorporated | October 21, 1914 |
| Government | |
| • Type | General Law |
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| • U. S. Congress | Mark DeSaulnier (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.77 sq mi (51.21 km2) |
| • Land | 19.76 sq mi (51.18 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.06% |
| Elevation | 131 ft (40 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 70,127 |
| • Density | 3,500/sq mi (1,400/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 |
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