Welcome to Richmond ...

The city of Richmond is located in Ray County<1> and is the County Seat for Ray County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richmond, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Richmond has a population of 5,647 people<2> (see below for details).

Richmond is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Richmond lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Richmond is within the boundaries of the (816) area code.

The ZIP code for Richmond: 64085<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Richmond had an population of 5,647 people. This is a decrease of 2.59% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Richmond had a population of 5,797 people (which is 24.67% of the total population of Ray County). This makes Richmond the county's most populous community.

The population of Richmond represents 0.1% of the total population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 116th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,797 people, the population of Richmond decreased 5.22% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,116 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 Missouri communities named Richmond: This one is located in Ray County and the other is located in Howard County.

Beyond Missouri, 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, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Mississippi (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.

Communities near Richmond ...

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

• Excelsior Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excelsior Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Springs
  • Excelsior Springs is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Excelsior Springs <6>
• Odessa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
  • Odessa is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <6>
• Higginsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
  • Higginsville is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higginsville <6>
• Lexington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <6>
• Buckner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
  • Buckner is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckner <6>
• Lawson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
  • Lawson is located in Ray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawson <6>
• Wellington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <6>
• Orrick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrick have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrick
  • Orrick is located in Ray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrick <6>
• Woods Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
  • Woods Heights is located in Ray County
• Wood Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
  • Wood Heights is located in Ray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 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 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. Our list includes 21 papers. 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>

From that list, the Richmond post office opened in 1828.

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 ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Richmond. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/