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Welcome to Ritchie ...

Ritchie is located in Prince George's County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ritchie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Ritchie is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ritchie: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Ritchie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Ritchie - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Ritchie ...

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

  • Arlington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
  • Alexandria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bowie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <4>
  • College Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Laurel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
  • Greenbelt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <4>
  • Hyattsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Takoma Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Falls Church
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • New Carrollton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ritchie ...

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

Adding Ritchie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ritchie 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 Ritchie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ritchie post office opened in 1900. The Ritchie post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ritchie.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Prince George's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ritchie - 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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Ritchie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Ritchie 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.
<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/