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Welcome to Port Richmond ...

Port Richmond is located in King William County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Richmond, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.

A typical abbreviation for Port Richmond: Prt. Richmond

Port Richmond is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Port Richmond: 804 & 686<3>

Communities Also Named Port Richmond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Port Richmond - they are located in New York, Nova Scotia and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Port Richmond ...

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

  • Urbanna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • King and Queen Court House
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Plain View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Plain View is located in King and Queen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
  • New Kent
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Adner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Adner is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
  • Glenns
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Glenns is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
  • Lanesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lanesville is located in King William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
  • Cumnor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
  • Norge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Remlik
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Richmond ...

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

Adding Port Richmond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Richmond 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 Port Richmond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Port Richmond post office opened in 1917. The Port Richmond post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Richmond.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including King William, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Richmond - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Port Richmond area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Port Richmond area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/