Walnut Grove

Also known as Walnut Grove, California, Walnut Grove, CA

census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: California
County: Sacramento
Total: 10.928 sq mi (28.30 km )
Land: 10.201 sq mi (26.42 km )
Water: 0.727 sq mi (1.88 km ) 6.65%
Elevation: 10 ft (3.0 m)
Density: 142.3/sq mi (54.96/km )
Time zone: UTC-8 ( PST )
Summer dst: UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code: 916, 279
Fips code: 06-83374

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Walnut Grove
Population: 1452
Area: 28.291625
Elevation: 3
Image: Walnut Grove - panoramio.jpg
Households: 455

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postal code: 95690
Commons category: Walnut Grove, California
water as percent of area: 6.6175
water area: 1.872201
per capita income: 55848

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Walnut Grove is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sacramento County, California, United States. Founded in 1851 by Japanese immigrants, it served as an important port between Sacramento and San Francisco. It is part of the Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville Statistical Area. The population was 1,452 at the 2020 census, down from 1,542 at the 2010 census.

As one of the only remaining Japanese-American built cities in the United States, Walnut Grove is considered a historical district and National Historic Landmark. About 40 of the original buildings still stand.