Map of Richmond, California, United States

Richmond is a city in California, United States, with a population of about 109,708. It lies at 37.9358°N, 122.3478°W, about 14 m above sea level. Richmond is about 3,908 km (2,428 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Berkeley, 10 km to the southeast.

Richmond at a glance

Where is Richmond?

• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 32 min on the shortest day to 14 h 48 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Richmond

• Berkeley — 10 km southeast
• Oakland — 16 km southeast
• San Rafael — 17 km west
• San Francisco — 19 km south
• Alameda — 20 km southeast
• Vallejo — 20 km northeast
• Martinez — 21 km northeast
• Walnut Creek — 25 km east
• Pleasant Hill — 25 km east
• Novato — 27 km northwest

Largest cities in California

• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• San Diego — 1,404,452
• San Jose — 997,368
• San Francisco — 827,526
• Fresno — 542,107
• Sacramento — 524,943
• Long Beach — 474,140
• Oakland — 419,267
• Bakersfield — 373,640
• Anaheim — 350,742

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 — Indiana, United States
• Richmond — Kentucky, 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.