Richmond
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Nickname(s): | |
Motto(s):
Latin:
Sic Itur Ad Astra
(Thus do we reach the stars) |
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Coordinates: 37°32′27″N 77°26′12″W / 37.54083°N 77.43667°W / 37.54083; -77.43667 | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
Incorporated | 1742 |
Named for | Richmond, London |
Government | |
• Mayor | Levar Stoney (D) |
Area | |
• City
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62.57 sq mi (162.05 km2) |
• Land | 59.92 sq mi (155.20 km2) |
• Water | 2.65 sq mi (6.85 km2) |
Elevation | 213 ft (65 m) |
Population
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2020)
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• City
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226,610 |
• Rank | 100th in the United States 4th in Virginia |
• Density | 3,782/sq mi (1,484.75/km2) |
• Urban | 1,059,150 (US: 44th) |
• Urban density | 2,067.3/sq mi (798.2/km2) |
• Metro | 1,339,182 (US: 44th) |
Demonym | Richmonder |
GDP | |
• Metro | $116.960 billion (2023) |
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
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Area codes | 804 and 686 |
FIPS code | 51-67000[6] |
GNIS feature ID | 1499957[4] |
Website | rva |
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 London, UK. 1742 to present – Richmond, Virginia. |
Richmond
|
|
---|---|
Nickname(s): | |
Motto(s):
Latin:
Sic Itur Ad Astra
(Thus do we reach the stars) |
|
Coordinates: 37°32′27″N 77°26′12″W / 37.54083°N 77.43667°W / 37.54083; -77.43667 | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
Incorporated | 1742 |
Named for | Richmond, London |
Government | |
• Mayor | Levar Stoney (D) |
Area | |
• City
|
62.57 sq mi (162.05 km2) |
• Land | 59.92 sq mi (155.20 km2) |
• Water | 2.65 sq mi (6.85 km2) |
Elevation | 213 ft (65 m) |
Population
(
2020)
|
|
• City
|
226,610 |
• Rank | 100th in the United States 4th in Virginia |
• Density | 3,782/sq mi (1,484.75/km2) |
• Urban | 1,059,150 (US: 44th) |
• Urban density | 2,067.3/sq mi (798.2/km2) |
• Metro | 1,339,182 (US: 44th) |
Demonym | Richmonder |
GDP | |
• Metro | $116.960 billion (2023) |
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 codes | 804 and 686 |
FIPS code | 51-67000[6] |
GNIS feature ID | 1499957[4] |
Website | rva |
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 London, UK. 1742 to present – Richmond, Virginia. |