Welcome to Richland ...

Richland is located in San Diego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Richland is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Richland: 760 & 442<3>

Communities Also Named Richland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Richland: This one is located in San Diego County and the other is located in Butte County.

Beyond California, there are 54 communities that are also named Richland - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Louisiana (4), Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi (3), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (3), South Dakota, Tennessee (4), Texas (2), Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Richland ...

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

• Oceanside
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanside
  • Oceanside is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 174,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oceanside <4>
• Escondido
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escondido
  • Escondido is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escondido <4>
• Carlsbad
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlsbad
  • Carlsbad is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlsbad <4>
• Vista
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
  • Vista is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 100,636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vista <4>
• Encinitas
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encinitas
  • Encinitas is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Encinitas <4>
• Poway
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poway
  • Poway is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poway <4>
• Solana Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solana Beach
  • Solana Beach is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solana Beach <4>
• Del Mar
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Mar
  • Del Mar is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Del Mar <4>
• Lake San Marcos
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake San Marcos have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake San Marcos
  • Lake San Marcos is located in San Diego County
• Hidden Meadows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Meadows
  • Hidden Meadows is located in San Diego County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richland ...

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

Adding Richland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Richland in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Richland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Richland post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for San Diego County: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/

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