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North Richmond California Map

Explore North Richmond, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of North Richmond, California

How to Use This North Richmond, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for North Richmond, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to North Richmond.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	North Richmond
State	California (CA)
County	Contra Costa County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	37.958813
Longitude	-122.367471
Population	4,175
Density	1159.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	94801
Area Code	510
County Seat	Martinez
School District	West Contra Costa Unified School District

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About North Richmond, California

North Richmond is a locality in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,175. The population density is 1159.7 people per km². North Richmond is located at 37.9588°N, 122.3675°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 94801.

North Richmond occupies a low-lying expanse where the persistent, cool breath of the Pacific Ocean carries a salt-heavy haze across the flatlands. It lies 1.2 miles west of San Pablo, CA (from San Pablo, CA: bearing 259°T), and is situated 7.9 miles northwest of Berkeley. Wildcat Creek carves a deliberate path toward the water, its channel defining the edge of a landscape that feels perpetually poised between the industrial legacy of the shoreline and the quiet reach of the horizon. On clear days, the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Coast Ranges provide a jagged backdrop to the west, while the North Richmond Ballfield sits at the center of the neighborhood, a patch of earth where the soil is often packed hard by the sun. The light here has a peculiar quality, turning the late afternoon sky into a bruised violet that reflects off the nearby water, grounding the surroundings in a mood of stark, utilitarian beauty.

History in North Richmond is etched into the very layout of its streets, shaped by the needs of a working-class corridor that grew in the shadow of wartime mobilization and the steady pulse of the regional economy. Residents navigate the proximity of the Pacific Ocean and the occasional stillness of North Reservoir, maintaining a rhythm that prioritizes the resilience of the local community over the rapid shifts of the surrounding sprawl. While the expansive reach of the Coast Ranges remains a distant landmark, the immediate focus stays on the interconnected plots of land and the social gravity of the North Richmond Ballfield, which acts as a gathering point for a population with deep, enduring roots. Life moves with an uncompromising pace, characterized by the hum of transit and the steady, quiet labor of those who have made North Richmond a permanent fixture of this coastal plain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

North Richmond Ballfield (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 017° N
Wildcat Creek Trail (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 269° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 077° E
San Pablo bay panorama (Viewpoint) — 1.6 mi, 294° NW
Point Pinole Regional Shoreline (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 360° N
Richmond Art Center (Arts Centre) — 2.0 mi, 140° SE
Richmond Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 2.0 mi, 140° SE
Amass Joy (Public Artwork) — 2.0 mi, 159° S
Internet Archive - Physical Archive (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 150° SE
Site of Giant Powder Company (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 015° N
Masquers Playhouse (Theatre) — 2.4 mi, 203° SW
Bat House (Historic Ruins) — 3.0 mi, 003° N
Golden State Model Railroad Museum (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 196° S
The Mira Vista Rock (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 115° SE
Black Powder Press (Historic Ruins) — 3.3 mi, 016° N
Tern Nesting (Nature Reserve) — 4.1 mi, 174° S
Marin Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.9 mi, 284° W · 598 acres
Omescape (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 143° SE
Metallica Mansion (Attraction) — 5.2 mi, 139° SE
Cerrito Theatre (Cinema) — 5.3 mi, 138° SE
China Camp State Park (State Park) — 5.4 mi, 300° NW
San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 5.4 mi, 299° NW
Blake Garden (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 124° SE
Rancho San Pablo-Rancho San Antonio boundary marker (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 139° SE
China Camp Historic Area (Attraction) — 5.9 mi, 300° NW
San Pablo Bay Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 312° NW
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (Marine Protected Area) — 6.6 mi, 207° SW
Angel Island State Park (State Park) — 6.8 mi, 207° SW
San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.1 mi, 360° N · 43k acres
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 13.4 mi, 209° SW · 8,946 acres

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