Walnut Creek, California

This article is about the city. For the associated stream, see Walnut Creek (Contra Costa County). For the stream in Southern California, see Walnut Creek (Southern California).

Walnut Creek, California
City
Shell Ridge Open Space
Shell Ridge Open Space
Flag of Walnut Creek, California
Flag
Official logo of Walnut Creek, California
Logo
Nickname(s): 
"The Creek", "Dub-C"
Location of Walnut Creek within California
Location of Walnut Creek within California
Walnut Creek is located in San Francisco Bay Area
Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek
Location in the United States
Walnut Creek is located in California
Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek (California)
Walnut Creek is located in the United States
Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°54′23″N 122°03′54″W / 37.90639°N 122.06500°W / 37.90639; -122.06500
Country United States
State California
CountyContra Costa
First settled1849[1]
IncorporatedOctober 21, 1914[1]
Government
 • TypeGeneral Law
 • City Council
 • State Leg.
 • U. S. CongressMark DeSaulnier (D)[5]
Area
[6]
 • Total
19.77 sq mi (51.21 km2)
 • Land19.76 sq mi (51.18 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.06%
Elevation
131 ft (40 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
70,127
 • Density3,500/sq mi (1,400/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
94595–94598
Area code925
FIPS code06-83346
GNIS feature IDs1660120, 2412174
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

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.[7] The city shares its borders with Clayton, Lafayette, Alamo, Pleasant Hill, and Concord.

  1. ^ a b walnut-creek.org, retrieved on October 8, 2007
  2. ^ a b c d e "City Council". Walnut Creek. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  4. ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  5. ^ "California's 10th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "Walnut Creek, California Quickfacts". 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.