Walnut Creek is just 30 miles across the Bay Bridge from San Francisco. It’s truly the economic center of Central Contra Costa County. The city covers some 19.5 square miles of rolling hillsides, valleys and well-developed cityscapes, and bedroom communities all in the shadow of Mount Diablo, the mountain top that is the base point for all land measurements in Northern California.
Some 65, 000 people live in Walnut Creek, and an estimated 30,000 work here also. The wonderfully temperate Mediterranean climate helps make Walnut Creek a great place to live, work and raise a family. The downtown shopping is envied by many a city. It boasts some 55 restaurants, and the grand Broadway Plaza Shopping Center features Macy’s, Nordstrom’s, Tiffany’s plus nationally branded clothing stores and much much more. Locals think of Walnut Creek as the best little city in California.
