Walnut Creek, California
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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 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.
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Walnut Creek, California | |
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City of Walnut Creek | |
Coordinates: 37°54′23″N 122°03′54″W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Contra Costa |
First settled | 1849[1] |
Incorporated | October 21, 1914[1] |
Government | |
• Type | General Law |
• City Council | |
• State Leg. |
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• U. S. Congress | Mark DeSaulnier (D)[5] |
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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