Walnut Creek, California
city in Contra Costa County, California, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Walnut Creek, 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[1] |
Incorporated | October 21, 1914[1] |
Government | |
• Type | General Law |
• State Leg. | |
• 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 |
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