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Located in: Ouachita Parish (see below)

Time Zone: Richwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 318 & 457<1>

Elevation: 60 feet [18.29 m] above sea level<2>

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	3,397 (0.15% increase since 2010)
2010:	3,392 (60.4% increase since 2000)
2000:	2,115

Total Area:<4> 2.55 sq. miles [6.6 km²]

Housing Units:<5> 635

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

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

Lat: 32.449800° (or 32°26'59" N)

Lon: -92.075600° (or -92°4'32" W)

USGS Topo Map: Monroe South<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Richwood

GNIS ID: 2407210

FIPS State / Place Code: 22 / 64660

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

About Ouachita Parish

The town of Monroe is the Parish Seat for {Ouachita Parish}.

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	153,279 (0.45% decrease since 2010)
2010	153,969 (4.56% increase since 2000)
2000:	147,250

Total Area: 631 sq. miles [1,636.2 km²] - of which 3.38% is water (21.34 sq. miles [55.3 km²])

Housing Units: 64,481

Official Website: https://oppj.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Ouachita

GNIS ID: 558114

FIPS State / County Code: 22 / 073

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

About Louisiana

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	4,658,285 (2.76% increase since 2010)
2010:	4,533,372 (1.44% increase since 2000)
2000:	4,468,976

Websites for State of Louisiana

Official Website: https://www.louisiana.gov/

Tourism: https://www.louisiana.gov/visit/

Parks: https://www.crt.state.la.us/louisiana-state-parks/

Fishing: https://www.explorelouisiana.com/fishing

Hunting: https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/seasons-and-regulations

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Louisiana

GNIS ID: 1629543

FIPS State: 22

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Richwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Richwood area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Richwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	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.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Richwood. 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.
<5>	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).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Richwood, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Richwood.