Welcome to Richland ...

The city of Richland is located in Baker County<1>.

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

Richland was established in 1897.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Richland has a population of 175 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Richland is 2,210 feet [674 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Richland is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Richland lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Richland (for example, toward Council (ID)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Telephone area codes for Richland: (541) & (458)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Richland had an population of 175 people. This is an increase of 12.18% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Richland had a population of 156 people. This makes Richland the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 156 people, the population of Richland increased 6.12% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 147 people).

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

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, North Carolina, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, 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.

• Halfway
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
  • Halfway is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halfway <6>
• Robinette ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinette
  • Robinette is located in Baker County
• Jimtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
  • Jimtown is located in Baker County
• Sparta ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Baker County
• Cornucopia ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
  • Cornucopia is located in Baker County
• Durkee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durkee
  • Durkee is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durkee <6>
• Oxbow
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
  • Oxbow is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxbow <6>
• Keating
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
  • Keating is located in Baker County
• Weatherby
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
  • Weatherby is located in Baker County
• Homestead ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
  • Homestead is located in Baker 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 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Richland, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor 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 for Richland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Richland post office opened in 1897.

We also found Richland on a map titled Mobile Oil Map of Oregon (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baker County: www.bakercounty.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/