Map of Richmond, Kentucky, United States

Richmond is a city in Kentucky, United States, with a population of about 33,533. It lies at 37.7479°N, 84.2947°W, about 289 m above sea level. Richmond is about 646 km (401 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Lexington, 31 km to the northwest.

Richmond at a glance

Where is Richmond?

• The 8th largest city in Kentucky on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 33 min on the shortest day to 14 h 47 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Richmond

• Lexington — 31 km northwest
• Lexington-Fayette — 37 km northwest
• Jeffersonville — 139 km northwest
• Louisville — 140 km northwest
• New Albany — 147 km northwest
• Covington — 150 km north
• Cincinnati — 155 km north
• Meads — 157 km northeast
• Huntington — 178 km northeast
• Fairfield — 179 km north

Largest cities in Kentucky

• Louisville — 624,444
• Lexington — 320,347
• Lexington-Fayette — 314,488
• Meads — 288,649
• Bowling Green — 63,616
• Owensboro — 59,042
• Covington — 40,997

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Other places named Richmond

• Richmond — Virginia, United States
• Richmond — British Columbia, Canada
• Richmond — California, United States
• Richmond — Indiana, United States

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.