Walnut Creek, California

About Walnut Creek

Walnut Creek is a thriving city in western California counting 70,817 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Walnut Creek is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 19.76 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 3,584 residents per square mile.

📰 Walnut Creek News Today

• Walnut Creek: 32-Year-Old Woman Killed In Solo Crash Early Thursday sfgate.com · Aug 14
• Laura Jennings-McMahon Obituary (1962 - 2026) - Walnut Creek, CA - San Francisco Chronicle Legacy obituary · Aug 14
• Fatal Solo-Vehicle Crash In East Bay, Police Investigating Patch · Aug 13
• Water main break in Walnut Creek disrupts businesses, traffic KRON4 · Aug 6
• A new exhibit with 70+ artists celebrates the beauty, trouble of California East Bay Times · Aug 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Walnut Creek Unique

• Positioned in western California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of California — one of 1,618 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 70,817.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Walnut Creek

• Boudin — sandwich
• Cafe Nordstrom (café)
• P.F. Chang's — asian
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Il Fornaio — italian
• Le Cheval — vietnamese
• Sargam — indian
• True Food Kitchen — american
• Vanda Thai

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Walnut Creek

• Civic Park reviews ★
• Howe Homestead Park reviews ★
• Ygnacio Heights Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Walnut Creek

• Acalanes Center for Independent Study
• Bancroft Elementary
• Buena Vista Elementary
• Contra Costa School of Performing Arts
• Eagle Peak Montessori
• Foothill Middle
• Indian Valley Elementary
• Las Lomas High
• Murwood Elementary
• Northgate High
• Valle Verde Elementary
• Walnut Acres Elementary
• Walnut Creek Intermediate
• Walnut Heights Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Walnut Creek

🏘️ Nearby Communities