Richmond, California |
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![Aerial view of Richmond](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Richmond_California_aerial_%28cropped%29.jpg/250px-Richmond_California_aerial_%28cropped%29.jpg) Aerial view of Richmond |
![Official seal of Richmond, California](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Richmond_seal.png/100px-Richmond_seal.png) Seal |
Motto(s): The City of Pride and Purpose |
![Location in Contra Costa County](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Contra_Costa_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Richmond_Highlighted.svg/250px-Contra_Costa_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Richmond_Highlighted.svg.png) Location in Contra Costa County |
Location in the United States Show map of San Francisco Bay AreaRichmond, California (California) Show map of CaliforniaRichmond, California (the United States) Show map of the United States |
Coordinates: 37°56′09″N 122°20′52″W / 37.93583°N 122.34778°W / 37.93583; -122.34778 |
Country | United States |
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State | California |
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County | Contra Costa |
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Incorporated | August 7, 1905[1] |
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Named for | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
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• Type | Council-Manager[2] |
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• State senator | Nancy Skinner (D)[3] |
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• Assemblymember | Tim Grayson (D)[4] |
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• U. S. rep. | John Garamendi (D)[5] |
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• Total | 52.51 sq mi (136.00 km2) |
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• Land | 30.05 sq mi (77.84 km2) |
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• Water | 22.46 sq mi (58.16 km2) 42.71% |
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Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
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• Total | 116,448 |
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• Rank | 2nd in Contra Costa County 54th in California |
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Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
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• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
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ZIP codes | 94801, 94802, 94804, 94805, 94807, 94808, 94850 |
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Area code | 510, 341 |
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FIPS code[7][9] | 06-60620 |
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GNIS IDs[7][10][9] | 1659507, 2410939 |
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Website | www.ci.richmond.ca.us |
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Richmond is city in the U.S. State of California. It is a suburb of San Francisco. In 2020, 116,448 people lived in Richmond.[8] Chevron has an oil refinery here; in 2012 the refinery suffered a large fire.
Richmond is on the shore of the San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay. It is part of the East Bay region.
- ↑
"California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on February 21, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Government". Richmond, California. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
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"Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
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"Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ↑ "California's 8th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2
"Richmond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "QuickFacts: Richmond city, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1
"FIPS55 Data: California". geonames.usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2006. Archived from the original on June 18, 2006. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
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"City of Richmond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 10, 2014.