Welcome to Richmond ...

The coastal city of Richmond is near sea level<1>.

Time Zone: Richmond lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP).

Area Codes for Richmond: 604, 236, 257, 672 & 778<2>

The Canadian Postal Codes for Richmond: V6P, V6V, V6W, V6X, V6Y, V7A, V7B, V7C, V7E<3>

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, 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 Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Richmond ...

Official Website:   www.richmond.ca/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.richmondchamber.ca/

Communities near Richmond ...

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

• Vancouver
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vancouver <4>
• Surrey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surrey <4>
• Coquitlam
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coquitlam
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coquitlam <4>
• Port Coquitlam
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Coquitlam
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Coquitlam <4>
• North Vancouver
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vancouver
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Vancouver <4>
• West Vancouver
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Vancouver
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Vancouver <4>
• Port Moody
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Moody
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Moody <4>
• Langley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langley <4>
• White Rock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Rock <4>
• Pitt Meadows
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt Meadows
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pitt Meadows <4>

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.

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

Adding Richmond to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Richmond was mentioned on a train schedule titled Amtrak Time Tables (January 2014).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richmond.