Missouri · Census place 2961562

Richland, Missouri

Richland is a city in 3 counties of Missouri with an estimated 1,729 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 264th largest of 338 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
1,729
#264 of 338 in Missouri
Change since 2020
-0.2%
-3 people
Land area
2.3 sq mi
+ 0.02 sq mi water
Density
762 / sq mi
State median 1,448
Orange pin: Richland. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Jefferson City.

Richland population, 2020 to 2024

Richland lost 3 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.2%. In the latest year it moved by +0.

1,73220201,72320211,72820221,72920231,7292024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,730. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Richland covers 2.27 square miles of land and 0.02 of water, for 762 people per square mile of land. The median Missouri place of 5,000+ has 1,448, so Richland is less dense than the typical town.

The 3 counties Richland spans

Richland crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 1,729 residents as follows; Pulaski County holds 89.5% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Pulaski County1,547
  2. 02Camden County106
  3. 03Laclede County76
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in Richland

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Richland by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 65556. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Richland is

The Census internal point of Richland is at 37.861100, -92.399700. Jefferson City, the capital, is 51.1 miles NNE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Waynesville, MO (5,493 people), 10.3 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Springfield, MO, 67.2 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
37.861100, -92.399700
DMS
37°51'39.96"N 92°23'58.92"W
UTM
15N 552804.2E 4190573.7N
Geohash
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Plus code
8699VJ62+C4

Daylight in Richland

At 37.86° N, Richland gets about 14 h 48 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 32 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 15 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Richland

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Missouri, measured between internal points. The closest is Waynesville, 10.3 miles away, with 5,493 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Richland, MO?

1,729 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 3 (0.2%) from 1,732 in July 2020.

What county is Richland in?

It spans 3 counties: Pulaski County (1,547 residents), Camden County (106 residents), Laclede County (76 residents).

What ZIP codes cover Richland?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 65556.

How far is Richland from Jefferson City?

51.1 miles (82.2 km) in a straight line, heading NNE from Richland.

What is the nearest larger city to Richland?

Waynesville, MO, with 5,493 residents, 10.3 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.