| Official Name: | Walnut |
| Pushpin Map: | North Carolina |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Name2: | Madison County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 35.8494°N -82.7389°W |
| Elevation M: | 593 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1946 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 28753 |
| Area Code: | 828 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 1023108 |
Walnut in an unincorporated community in Madison County, North Carolina, United States. The community is named after the Walnut Mountains, located further north. Centered along Barnard Road (SR 1151), it is accessible via NC 213 and Walnut Drive (SR 1439), both connecting to nearby US 25/US 70 and northwest of Marshall.[1] The community is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.