Welcome to Walker ...

Walker is located just east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Walker is located in Mono County<1>.

Walker is 5,400 feet [1,646 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Walker is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Walker lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Walker: (760) and (442)<3>

Communities Also Named Walker ...

While we believe that this Walker is located in Mono County, we know of another 2 California communities named Walker. Those communities are located in the following counties: Los Angeles and Siskiyou County.

Beyond California, there are 48 communities that are also named Walker - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (4), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, New York (2), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walker.

Communities near Walker ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Walker.

• Coleville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleville
  • Coleville is located in Mono County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleville <4>
• Topaz
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz
  • Topaz is located in Mono County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topaz <4>
• Fales Hot Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fales Hot Springs
  • Fales Hot Springs is located in Mono County
• Sonora Junction
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora Junction
  • Sonora Junction is located in Mono County
• Belfort ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
  • Belfort is located in Mono County
• Topaz Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz Lake
  • Topaz Lake is located in Douglas County (NV)
• Loope ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loope
  • Loope is located in Alpine County
• Wellington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Lyon County (NV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <4>
• Chemung Mine ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chemung Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung Mine
  • Chemung Mine is located in Mono County
• Markleeville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markleeville
  • Markleeville is located in Alpine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markleeville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Walker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walker.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Walker. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walker.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Walker. See our Newspapers Page for Walker.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walker ...

Looking for more information about Walker? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Walker, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Walker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mono County: www.monocounty.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/