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Welcome to Rices Landing ...

Rices Landing is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rices Landing, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rices Landing has a population of 423 people<2> (see below for details).

Rices Landing is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Rices Landing: 412, 724 & 878<4>

The ZIP code for Rices Landing: 15357<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rices Landing had an population of 423 people. This is a decrease of 8.64% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.51% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rices Landing had a population of 463 people. This makes Rices Landing the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 463 people, the population of Rices Landing increased 4.51% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 443 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Rices Landing.

Communities near Rices Landing ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rices Landing ...

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

Adding Rices Landing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rices Landing 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 Rices Landing was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rices Landing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Rices Landing.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rices Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 412 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 724 or 878. New phone numbers in the Rices Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 412, 724 or 878. As a result, placing a call in the Rices Landing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Rices Landing). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Rices Landing or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.