Richmond, California

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The coastal city of Richmond is located in Contra Costa County.

Richmond was incorporated August 7, 1905.

The community of Richmond is near sea level^<1>.

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

Communities that are also named Richmond can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Richmond had a population of 99,216 people^<3> (or 10.41% of the total population of Contra Costa County). The population of Richmond represented 0.29% of the total of California, making it the state's 57th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Richmond had a population of 102,285 people. This is an increase of 3.09% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Richmond.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alameda	S	14 mi [22.53 km]	70,580	2.32% decrease
	Berkeley	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	101,371	1.34% decrease
	Concord	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	121,160	0.51% decrease
	Daly City	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	101,514	2.03% decrease
	Martinez	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	35,145	2.01% decrease
	Novato	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	52,785	10.82% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Richmond.

Websites for Richmond

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People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Richmond. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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