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Welcome to East Richmond ...

East Richmond is located in Contra Costa County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for East Richmond: E. Richmond

East Richmond is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named East Richmond ...

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

Communities near East Richmond ...

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

  • San Francisco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Concord
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <3>
  • Berkeley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Vallejo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Daly City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • San Leandro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Alameda
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • San Rafael
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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 East Richmond. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Richmond.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Richmond ...

Looking for more information about East 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 East Richmond, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Richmond.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Contra Costa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Richmond - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.