Welcome to Richmond ...

The city of Richmond is primarily located in Macomb County<1>. A portion of Richmond extends into Saint Clair County.

Richmond was established in 1835.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Richmond has a population of 5,834 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Richmond is 730 feet [223 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: 586

The ZIP code for Richmond: 48062<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Richmond had an population of 5,834 people. This is an increase of 1.73% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Richmond had a population of 5,735 people. This makes Richmond the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Richmond represents 0.06% of the population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 137th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,735 people, the population of Richmond increased 17.11% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,897 people).

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

Communities Also Named Richmond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Richmond: This one is located in Macomb County and the other is located in Allegan County.

Beyond Michigan, 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, Massachusetts, 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 ...

Official Website: www.cityofrichmond.net/

Communities near Richmond ...

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

• Mount Clemens
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clemens
  • Mount Clemens is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,013 people
  • Former names for Mount Clemens:
  • Big Springs
  • High Banks
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Clemens <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Clemens
  • From Richmond to Mount Clemens
• New Baltimore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
  • New Baltimore is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,281 people
  • Former names for New Baltimore:
  • Ashley
  • Ashleyville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baltimore <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Baltimore
  • From Richmond to New Baltimore
• Marysville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marysville
  • From Richmond to Marysville
• Saint Clair
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
  • Saint Clair is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saint Clair
  • From Richmond to Saint Clair
• Utica
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Utica is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,062 people
  • Former names for Utica:
  • Hog Hollow
  • McDougalville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Utica
  • From Richmond to Utica
• Marine City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine City
  • Marine City is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,035 people
  • Former names for Marine City:
  • Cottrellville
  • Marine
  • Newport
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine City <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marine City
  • From Richmond to Marine City
• Algonac
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonac
  • Algonac is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algonac <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Algonac
  • From Richmond to Algonac
• Romeo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
  • Romeo is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeo <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Romeo
  • From Richmond to Romeo
• Almont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
  • Almont is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almont <5>
• Capac
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capac
  • Capac is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capac <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Capac
  • From Richmond to Capac

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Richmond, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 for Richmond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Richmond post office opened in 1840.

We also found Richmond in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richmond.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Richmond: www.cityofrichmond.net/

The official website for Macomb County: www.macombcountymi.gov/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/