Welcome to Richey ...

The town of Richey is located in Dawson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Richey has a population of 171 people<2> (see below for details).

Richey is 2,490 feet [759 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Richey is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Richey lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Richey, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Richey: (406)

The ZIP code for Richey: 59259<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Richey had an population of 171 people. This is a decrease of 3.39% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.52% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Richey had a population of 177 people. This makes Richey the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Richey represents 0.02% of the total population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's 114th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 177 people, the population of Richey decreased 6.35% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 189 people).

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

Communities Also Named Richey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Richey - they are located in Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico and Ohio.

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

Communities near Richey ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Richey.

• Enid
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
  • Enid is located in Richland County
• Bloomfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Dawson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <5>
• Redwater ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
  • Redwater is located in McCone County
• Fox Lake
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
  • Fox Lake is located in Richland County
• Lambert
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
  • Lambert is located in Richland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lambert <5>
• Vida
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vida
  • Vida is located in McCone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vida <5>
• Circle
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle
  • Circle is located in McCone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circle <5>
• Lindsay
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
  • Lindsay is located in Dawson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <5>
• Deertail Indian Village ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deertail Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deertail Indian Village
  • Deertail Indian Village is located in Roosevelt County

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richey ...

Looking for more information about Richey? 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 Richey, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Richey.

Adding Richey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Richey 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 Richey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Richey post office opened in 1912.

We also found Richey on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/