Richmond, California
Richmond, California | |
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Aerial view of Richmond | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Motto: The City of Pride and Purpose | |
Location in Contra Costa County | |
Richmond, California Location in the United States Richmond, California Richmond, California (California) Richmond, California Richmond, California (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°56′09″N 122°20′52″W / 37.93583°N 122.34778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Contra Costa |
| Incorporated | August 3, 1905 |
| Named after | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Body | City council:, Jamelia Brown, Cesar Zepeda, Doria Robinson, Soheila Bana, Sue Wilson, and Claudia Jimenez |
| • Mayor | Eduardo Martinez |
| • Supervisor | District 1: John Gioia |
| • State senator | Jesse Arreguín (D) |
| • Assemblymember | Buffy Wicks (D) |
| • U. S. rep. | John Garamendi (D) |
| Area | |
• City | 52.51 sq mi (136.00 km2) |
| • Land | 30.05 sq mi (77.84 km2) |
| • Water | 22.46 sq mi (58.16 km2) 42.77% |
| Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 116,448 |
| • Rank | 2nd in Contra Costa County 54th in California |
| • Density | 3,870/sq mi (1,496/km2) |
| • Metro | 4,648,486 |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 94801, 94802, 94804, 94805, 94807, 94808, 94850 |
| Area code | 510, 341 |
| FIPS code | 06-60620 |
| GNIS IDs | 1659507, 2410939 |
| Website | www |
Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was incorporated on August 3, 1905, and has a city council. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area's East Bay region, Richmond borders San Pablo, Albany, El Cerrito and Pinole in addition to the unincorporated communities of North Richmond, Hasford Heights, Kensington, El Sobrante, Bayview-Montalvin Manor, Tara Hills, and East Richmond Heights, and for a short distance San Francisco on Red Rock Island in the San Francisco Bay.
Richmond is one of two cities, the other being San Rafael, that sits on the shores of both San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay. Its population was 116,448 as of the 2020 United States census making it the second largest city in the United States named Richmond after Richmond, Virginia.