Walnut Creek, California | |
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![]() Walnut Creek as seen from Acalanes Open Space | |
![]() Location of Walnut Creek within California | |
Coordinates: 37°54′23″N 122°03′54″W / 37.90639°N 122.06500°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Contra Costa |
First settled | 1849[1] |
Incorporated | October 21, 1914[1] |
Government | |
• Type | General Law |
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• U. S. Congress | Mark DeSaulnier (D)[4] |
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 | |
• 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 ![]() |
Walnut Creek is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, about 16 miles (26 km) east of the city of Oakland. About 70,127 people live here.[6]