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Richland, Washington | |
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City of Richland | |
Nickname(s): The Windy City, City Of the Bombers, Atomic City[1] | |
Coordinates: 46°16′47″N 119°16′53″W / 46.27972°N 119.28139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Benton |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager government |
• Mayor | Terry Christensen |
• Mayor Pro Tem | Theresa Richardson |
Area | |
• City | 42.62 sq mi (110.38 km2) |
• Land | 39.22 sq mi (101.59 km2) |
• Water | 3.39 sq mi (8.79 km2) |
Elevation | 384 ft (117 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 60,560 |
• Rank | US: 667th WA: 22nd |
• Density | 1,345.5/sq mi (519.5/km2) |
• Urban | 232,954 (US: 171st) |
• Metro | 303,501 (US: 164th) |
• CSA | 357,146 (US: 103rd) |
• Tri-Cities | 215,024 |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
ZIP codes | 99352, 99353, 99354 |
Area code | 509 |
FIPS code | 53-58235 |
GNIS feature ID | 1513395[3] |
Website | Ci.Richland.WA.US |
Richland (/ˈrɪtʃlənd/) is a city in Benton County, Washington, United States. It is located in southeastern Washington at the confluence of the Yakima and the Columbia Rivers. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 60,560.[4] Along with the nearby cities of Pasco and Kennewick, Richland is one of the Tri-Cities, and is home to the Hanford nuclear site.