Welcome to Richfield ...

Richfield is located in Passaic County<1>.

The location of Richfield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Richfield is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Richfield: (973) and (862)<4>

Communities Also Named Richfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Richfield - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Richfield ...

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

• New York
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Bronx
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Bronx is located in Bronx County (NY)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <5>
• Newark
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Yonkers
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <5>
• Paterson
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Elizabeth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Union City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Mount Vernon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Westchester County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Bayonne
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 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 Richfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Richfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richfield ...

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

Adding Richfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Richfield 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 Richfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Richfield post office opened in 1878.

We also found Richfield in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Passaic County: www.passaiccountynj.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/