Walnut, California

About Walnut

Walnut, CA is a thriving city located in southeastern California with an estimated population of 27,250.

Walnut holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 8.99 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 3,031 residents per square mile.

📰 Walnut News Today

• U.S. Paralympics Swimming to Host 2026 Para Pan Pacific Championships in Walnut, California U.S. Paralympics Swimming · Mar 17
• 1034 E Romney Dr, Walnut, CA 91789 Realtor.com · Jul 24
• Progressive Real Estate Brokers $13.5M Sale of Multi-Tenant Retail Center in Walnut, California rebusinessonline.com · Apr 21
• Walnut Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• 24 Hour Fitness Debuts Remodeled Walnut Gym Patch · Jun 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Walnut Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Walnut — but the California one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southeastern 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

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 27,250.
• Easy reach of West Covina (3 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Walnut

• Applebee's — american
• Fresh Escape — soup
• Hey Chicken — fried chicken
• Hivachi-San — asian
• Mazesoba Hero — japanese
• R&B Tea House — tea (café)
• Saddles Cafe — coffee shop (café)
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• TaKorean — korean
• Taco Nazo — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• CPP · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Walnut

• Demonstration Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Koi Pond · Garden reviews ★
• Mt. SAC Wildlife Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
• REACH Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Sustainability Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Voorhis Ecological Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• A.T Richardson Park reviews ★
• Arroyo Park reviews ★
• BioTrek Garden reviews ★
• Boltz Courtyard reviews ★
• Butterfield Park reviews ★
• Country Hollow Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Walnut

• Collegewood Elementary
• Cyrus J. Morris Elementary
• Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary
• Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation)
• South Pointe Middle
• Stanley G. Oswalt Academy
• Suzanne Middle
• Vejar Elementary
• Walnut Elementary
• Walnut High
• Ybarra Academy for the Arts and Technology

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Walnut

🏘️ Nearby Communities