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Welcome to Richvale ...

Richvale is located in Butte County<1>.

Richvale was established in 1911.

Richvale is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Richvale: 530

The ZIP code for Richvale: 95974<3>

Communities Also Named Richvale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Richvale - they are located in Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Richvale ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richvale ...

Looking for more information about Richvale? 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 Richvale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Richvale.

Adding Richvale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Richvale in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Richvale post office opened in 1911.

We also found Richvale mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richvale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Butte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Richvale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Richvale). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Richvale or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/