Richmond is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an independent city since 1871. The city's population in the 2020 census was 226,610, up from 204,214 in 2010, making it Virginia's fourth-most populous city. The Richmond metropolitan area, with over 1.3 million residents, is the Commonwealth's third-most populous. Richmond is located at the James River's fall line, 44 mi west of Williamsburg, 66 mi east of Charlottesville, 91 mi east of Lynchburg and 92 mi south of Washington, D.C. Surrounded by Henrico and Chesterfield counties, Richmond is at the intersection of Interstate 95 and Interstate 64 and encircled by Interstate 295, Virginia State Route 150 and Virginia State Route 288. Major suburbs include Midlothian to the southwest, Chesterfield to the south, Varina to the southeast, Sandston to the east, Glen Allen to the north and west, Short Pump to the west, and Mechanicsville to the northeast.

Country: United States
State: Virginia
Named for: Richmond, London
Mayor: Levar Stoney (D)
City: 226,610
Rank: 100th in the United States, 4th in Virginia
Urban: 1,059,150 (US: 44th)
Metro: 1,339,182 (US: 44th)
Demonym(s): Richmonder
Time zone: EST (UTC−5)
Summer (DST): EDT (UTC−4)
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
GNIS feature ID: 1499957
Website: [rva.gov]
Twitter profile: CityRichmondVA
Wikidata description: capital city of Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata id: Q43421
Wikidata label: Richmond
Wikidata aliases: Array
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