Summary for Richardson Springs

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Located in: Butte County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Richardson Spgs.

Time Zone: Richardson Springs lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT)

Telephone Area Code: 530

Elevation: 620 feet [188.98 m] above sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Richardson Springs:

Lat: 39.839900° (or 39°50'23" N)

Lon: -121.776900° (or -121°46'36" W)

USGS Topo Map: Richardson Springs<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Richardson Springs

GNIS ID: 1659506

FIPS State / Place Code: 06 / 60550

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Richardson Springs)

The community of Oroville is the County Seat for Butte County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Butte)

Population

Total Area:<5> 1,677 sq. miles [4,343.7 km²] - of which 2.42% is water (40.67 sq. miles [105.3 km²])

Housing Units: <6> 95,835

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Butte

GNIS ID: 1675842

FIPS State / County Code: 06 / 007

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Richardson Springs)

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of California

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of California

GNIS ID: 1779778

FIPS State: 06

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Richardson Springs)

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The official website for Butte County: www.buttecounty.net/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Richardson Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Richardson Springs, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Richardson Springs.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Richardson Springs. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).