Map of Richmond, Virginia, United States
Richmond is the administrative centre of Virginia, United States, with a population of about 226,610. It lies at 37.5538°N, 77.4603°W, about 64 m above sea level. Richmond is about 154 km (95 mi) south of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tuckahoe, 9 km to the northwest.
Richmond at a glance
Country
Region
Virginia
Population
226,610GeoNames
Coordinates
37.5538, -77.460337°33′14″N 77°27′37″W
Time zone
America/New_YorkUTC−05:00 / UTC−04:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
64 m (210 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
154 km (95 mi)
Where is Richmond?
- The 3rd largest city in Virginia on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 34 min on the shortest day to 14 h 46 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Richmond
- Tuckahoe — 9 km northwest
- Mechanicsville — 10 km northeast
- Charlottesville — 104 km northwest
- Newport News — 111 km southeast
- East Hampton — 115 km southeast
- Suffolk — 120 km southeast
- Dale City — 121 km north
- Saint Charles — 125 km north
- Portsmouth Heights — 126 km southeast
- Lake Ridge — 127 km north
Largest cities in Virginia
- Virginia Beach — 454,808
- Norfolk — 238,005
- Arlington — 207,627
- Newport News — 186,247
- Alexandria — 159,467
- East Hampton — 147,993
- Roanoke — 100,011
- Portsmouth Heights — 99,049
- Portsmouth — 96,201
- Suffolk — 88,161
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 — British Columbia, Canada
- Richmond — California, United States
- 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.