Walnut Creek is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States, located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, approximately 16 miles east of the city of Oakland and 25 miles east of San Francisco. 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. The city shares its borders with Clayton, Lafayette, Alamo, Pleasant Hill and Concord.
Pacific
Walnut Creek
Contra Costa County, CA
Population
69,809
Walk Score
97 · Walker's Paradise
Median rent
$2,503
Median home value
$972,800
Settled
1849
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Old Borges Ranch · listed 1981
Notable landmarks
- Civic Park Bridge
- Dollar, Robert Stanley Sr., House · listed 2013
- Shadelands Ranch House · listed 1985
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