Welcome to Richland ...

Richland is located in Atlantic County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Richland is 90 feet [27 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: 856

The ZIP code for Richland: 08350<3>

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 Mexico, New York, North Carolina, 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.

• Vineland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Vineland is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
• Millville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Millville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
• Bridgeton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
• Pleasantville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
• Hammonton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
• Somers Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
• Northfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Northfield is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
• Linwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Linwood is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
• Egg Harbor City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
• Estell Manor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 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 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.

Adding Richland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Richland 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 (so far) for Richland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Richland post office opened in 1884.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richland.