Welcome to Richland ...

Richland is located in Caldwell County<1>.

Richland is 1,820 feet [555 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Richland: 828

Communities Also Named Richland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 54 communities that are also named Richland - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Louisiana (4), Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi (3), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (3), South Dakota, Tennessee (4), Texas (2), Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Richland ...

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

• Boone
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Boone is located in Watauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <3>
• Lenoir
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
  • Former name for Lenoir:
  • Tucker's Barn
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <3>
• Sawmills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
• Gamewell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
• Hudson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Hudson is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
  • Former name for Hudson:
  • Hudsonville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
• Cajah's Mountain
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
• Blowing Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Blowing Rock is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowing Rock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blowing Rock <3>
• Banner Elk
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Banner Elk is located in Avery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Elk
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banner Elk <3>
• Newland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Newland is located in Avery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newland <3>
• Beech Mountain
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Beech Mountain is located in Avery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Mountain
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Mountain <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richland ...

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