Walnut Creek, California

Walnut Creek, California
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Coordinates: 37°54′23″N 122°03′54″W / 37.90639°N 122.06500°W / 37.90639; -122.06500
Country	United States
State	California
County	Contra Costa
First settled	1849[1]
Incorporated	October 21, 1914[1]
Government
• Type	General Law
Area [2]
• 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)[3]
• 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.^[3]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} walnut-creek.org, retrieved on October 8, 2007
2. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "QuickFacts: Walnut Creek city, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2023.