Walnut Grove is a community in Sacramento County, California, home to about 926 people across 10 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 95680 and 95690, and parts of 95641 are in Walnut Grove too.
Homes sold for a median of $379 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population92691 per sq mi
Median home value$561,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$379Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking100%Latest 3 months
ZIP codes in Walnut Grove
3 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Ryde, CA95680Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Walnut Grove. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Walnut Grove
Distances
Nearest major airport
Sacramento International Airport (SMF)33 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Stockton, CA22 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Los Angeles, CA339 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Walnut Grove; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Walnut Grove
U.S. Representative · California’s 7th DistrictDoris O. Matsui (D)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Walnut Grove had 1,452 residents in the 2020 census, up 117% since 2000.
It’s the 1083rd largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Sacramento County grew from 45,915 residents in 1900 to 1,585,055 in 2020.
Sacramento County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 39°F. About 18.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lodi, CA weather station (17 miles away).
Jobs in Sacramento County
533,709 jobs at 34,280 businesses in Sacramento County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Walnut Grove’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Adventist Health Lodi MemorialGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Lodi17.8 miles
Methodist Hospital of SacramentoGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Sacramento18.3 miles
Kaiser Foundation Hosp So SacramentoGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Sacramento18.7 miles
Providers with an office here
Dentists
2
Mental health providers
3
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Walnut Grove
Parks (1 nearby)
Georgiana Slough Fishing Access1.4 mi
Grocery stores
Central Market2.6 mi
Libraries
Walnut Grove Branch Library2.7 mi
Isleton Neighborhood Library5.1 mi
Museums
Dai Loy Museum3.2 mi
Locke Chinese School Museum3.2 mi
Locke Boarding House Museum3.2 mi
Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by River Delta Joint Unified. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Walnut Grove ElementaryWalnut Grove
K–6
131
Public
2.7 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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