Richmond, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia
State capital and independent city
City of Richmond
Top: Skyline above the falls of the James River Middle: St. John's Episcopal Church, Jackson Ward, Monument Avenue. Bottom: Virginia State Capitol, Main Street Station
Nickname(s):  RVA, The River City,[1] Former Capital of the South[2][3]
Motto:  Sic Itur Ad Astra ("Thus do we reach the stars")
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Coordinates: 37°32′N 77°28′W / 37.533°N 77.467°W / 37.533; -77.467
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	None (independent city)
Named for	Richmond, London
Government
• Mayor	Levar Stoney (D)
Area [4]
• City	62.6 sq mi (162 km2)
• Land	59.9 sq mi (155 km2)
• Water	2.6 sq mi (7 km2)
Elevation	166.45 ft (45.7 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	226,610 (100th)
• Density	3,781.6/sq mi (1,460.1/km2)
• Metro	1,314,434 (45th)
Demonym	Richmonder
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	23173, 23218–23242, 23249–23250, 23255, 23260–23261, 23269, 23273–23274, 23276, 23278–23279, 23282, 23284–23286, 23288–23295, 23297–23298
Area code	804
FIPS code	51-76000[5]
GNIS feature ID	1499957[6]
Website	www.ci.richmond.va.us
Nomenclature evolution Prior to 1071 – Richemont: a town in Normandy, France. 1071 to 1501 – Richmond: a castle town in Yorkshire, UK. 1501 to 1742 – Richmond, a palace town in Surrey, UK. 1742 to present – Richmond, Virginia.

Richmond (/ˈrɪtʃmənd/) is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. The population within the city limits was 226,610 in 2020.^[7] The population of the Richmond metropolitan area was over 1.3 million — making it the third largest in Virginia.

1. ↑ City Connection, Office of the Press Secretary to the Mayor. Richmondgov.com Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine. January–March 2010 edition. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
2. ↑ Civil War Richmond – The South's Capital – Virginia Is For Lovers Archived 2016-01-11 at the Wayback Machine. Virginia.org (May 18, 2012). Retrieved on 2013-08-21.
3. ↑ Griset, Rich. (August 9, 2013) One of the most extensive collections of Eskimo folk art is right here in Richmond. Archived 2015-07-01 at the Wayback Machine. Style Weekly. Retrieved on 2013-08-21.
4. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
5. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
6. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
7. ↑ "QuickFacts: Richmond city, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.