City of Walnut Creek Email Format
Government AdministrationCalifornia, United States201-500 Employees
Walnut Creek is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States, located 16 miles (26 km) east of the city of Oakland in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Walnut Creek serves as a hub for the neighboring cities within central Contra Costa County, due in part to its location at the junction of the highways from Sacramento and San Jose (I-680) and San Francisco/Oakland (SR-24), as well as its accessibility by BART. The city's total estimated population, as of 2021 was 68,969 people. The City of Walnut Creek employs approximately 350 fully-benefitted staff (and an additional approx. 300 part-time "hourly" staff).