Welcome to Richmond ...

Richmond is located in Berkeley County<1>.

The location of Richmond has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Richmond is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Richmond lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Richmond: (843)

Websites for Richmond ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bcoc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Richmond, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Richmond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 62 communities that are also named Richmond - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), Prince Edward Island, Quebec (3), Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Richmond ...

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

• Charleston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <4>
• North Charleston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleston
  • North Charleston is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Charleston <4>
• Mount Pleasant
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
• Summerville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summerville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <4>
• Goose Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek
  • Goose Creek is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goose Creek <4>
• Hanahan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanahan
  • Hanahan is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanahan <4>
• Moncks Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moncks Corner
  • Moncks Corner is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moncks Corner <4>
• Lincolnville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
  • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
• Awendaw
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awendaw
  • Awendaw is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Awendaw <4>
• Bonneau
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneau
  • Bonneau is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonneau <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 Richmond. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Richmond.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Richmond. 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 Richmond.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richmond ...

Looking for more information about Richmond? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Richmond, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Richmond.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Berkeley County: www.co.berkeley.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/