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Welcome to Richmond ...

Richmond is located in Berkshire County<1>.

Richmond was settled in 1760 and was incorporated in 1765.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Richmond has a population of 1,420 people<2> (see below for details).

Richmond is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Richmond lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Richmond: 413

The ZIP code for Richmond: 01254<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Richmond had an population of 1,420 people. This is a decrease of 3.73% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.47% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Richmond had a population of 1,475 people. This makes Richmond the county's 18th most populous community.

The population of Richmond represents 0.02% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 312nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,475 people, the population of Richmond decreased 8.04% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,604 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Richmond.

Communities Also Named Richmond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 62 communities that are also named Richmond - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), Prince Edward Island, Quebec (3), Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Richmond ...

Junior League:   www.jlbc.info/

Communities near Richmond ...

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

  • Pittsfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Great Barrington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Dalton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dalton is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
  • Lee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lenox
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sheffield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Cheshire
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lanesborough
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesborough
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
  • Hinsdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hinsdale is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,902 people
  • Stockbridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richmond ...

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

Adding Richmond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Richmond 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 (so far) for Richmond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Richmond post office opened in 1806.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richmond.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Berkshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Richmond.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Richmond - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Richmond). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Richmond or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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