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Welcome to Richlawn Hills ...

Richlawn Hills is located in Douglas County<1>.

Richlawn Hills is 6,060 feet [1,847 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Richlawn Hills is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Richlawn Hills lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Richlawn Hills: 303, 720 & 983<3>

Communities near Richlawn Hills ...

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

  • Aurora
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Aurora is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 387,377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
  • Centennial
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Castle Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Parker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Littleton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Englewood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Tree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Castle Pines
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Castle Pines North
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Castle Pines North is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines North
    • Estimated population in 2011: 10,602 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richlawn Hills ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Richlawn Hills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 303 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 720 or 983. New phone numbers in the Richlawn Hills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303, 720 or 983. As a result, placing a call in the Richlawn Hills area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.