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Walnut Creek city is located 30 miles east of San Francisco in the  Contra Costa County of San Francisco Bay Area. It has a well developed, popular downtown and is surrounded by beautiful views of Mount Diablo. Centrally located it has easy access to the freeways and is served by the BART – a rapid transit transportation system comprising heavy rail elevated and subway system connecting Oakland and San Francisco to neighboring urban and suburban areas.

Like most of California, it has a mild Mediterranean climate with usually warm summer with lots of sunshine. Temperatures over 100°F are reached during heat waves while in the winter, Pacific storms bring much-needed rain to the area. Walnut County has a timezone of UTC-8 and UTC-7 during the summer. Its zip code is 94595-94598 and the area code is 925.

Walnut Creek Demographics

Walnut Creek is populated by 70,018 people. Of these, approximately 46% are Male and 54% are female. The racial makeup shows  80% are White, 2% African Americans,  13% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islanders, Hispanics, and Latinos 10% and other races made up 5% of the population. There are 85.8 males for every 100 females while for every 100 females aged 18 and above, there are 81.5 males.

It is cited as one of the best cities to retire in the USA with an average age of 45 years.

 Walnut Creek Schools

Walnut Creek has a vast number of options to chose from in terms of schools as there are some 15 public schools within the reach of the Walnut Creek region. Private places of learning are as numerous too with about 10 within the city area. The city also boasts of two libraries, The Walnut Creek Library, and the Ygnacio Valley Library.

Residents of Walnut Creek are served by 5 public school districts. Most of the students attend The Walnut Creek School District or Mount Diablo Unified School District. Some students attend the Acalanes Union High School District, the San Ramon Valley Unified School District, and the Lafayette School District.

The following public schools are within the city limits of Walnut Creek:

Walnut Creek School District

• Buena Vista Elementary
• Indian Valley Elementary
• Muirwood Elementary
• Parkmead Elementary
• Walnut Heights Elementary
• Walnut Creek Intermediate
• Tice Creek School

Acalanes Union High School District

• Las Lomas High School
• Acalanes Center for Independent Study

Mount Diablo Unified School District

• Eagle Peak Montessori (charter elementary)
• Bancroft Elementary
• Valle Verde Elementary
• Walnut Acres Elementary
• Foothill Middle
• Northgate High School

Local Attractions

There are numerous points of interest to explore in Walnut Creek, nature lovers will love the hiking and biking trails. Art lovers have the Bedford Art Gallery, which is a community-based facility that provides art workshops, lectures, and educational programs to the public all year long, and Lesher Center for the Arts which houses 3 performance spaces,( The Kingstage 3, The Hoffman and Margaret Lesher Theatre) to visit and indulge their love for the performing arts, amongst a number of other great art sites in Walnut Creek. The Lindsay Wildlife Museum and the Shadelands Ranch Museum are great sites to visit to study the history and artifacts of the city. Other places of interest include but are not limited to

• Walden Park Disc Golf Course
• Heather Farm Park, including all activities playground.
• Castle Rock Park.
• Broadway Plaza Shopping Centre
• Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation.

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