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Richfield North Carolina Map

Explore Richfield, North Carolina, 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 Richfield, North Carolina

How to Use This Richfield, North Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Richfield, North Carolina. 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 North Carolina 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 Richfield.

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	Richfield
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Stanly County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	35.470141
Longitude	-80.257834
Population	582
Density	92.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	28137
Area Code	704, 980
County Seat	Albemarle
School District	Stanly County Schools

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About Richfield, North Carolina

Richfield is a locality in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 582. The population density is 92.8 people per km². Richfield is located at 35.4701°N, 80.2578°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Richfield is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28137.

Richfield emerges from the North Carolina piedmont as a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Curl Tail Creek, which marks the lowlands with its winding, silty path. It lies 8.9 miles north-northwest of Albemarle, NC (from Albemarle, NC: bearing 339°T), and is situated 9.1 miles west-northwest of Badin. The terrain here rises and falls in modest, measured swells, far removed from the jagged heights of the Appalachian Mountains that loom as a faint, lavender suggestion on the western horizon. Beyond the local canopy, the dense, verdant expanse of Uwharrie National Forest anchors the eastern reaches, while the quiet, still waters of Ritchies Lake offer a reflective mirror to the sky just two miles away. The light in this inland stretch of the state possesses a particular clarity, often turning a deep, bruised gold as it catches the dust of late afternoon over the fields.

Richfield sustains a pace of life tethered to the cycles of the earth, where the legacy of regional agriculture persists in the quiet industry of the present day. Residents gather at the Town of Richfield - Richfield Park, a local space that serves as the social meridian for those living among the pines and hardwoods. Although the distant thunder of Great Falls provides a persistent, geological reminder of the water’s power, the economy here remains grounded in the steady, modest commerce of a populace that values the endurance of its roots. The character of the people reflects the soil—unassuming, resilient, and marked by a polite, measured cadence of speech that echoes the long, slow history of this inland territory.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town of Richfield - Richfield Park (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 341° N
Alcoa Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 030° NE
Town of New London - New London Park (Local Recreation) — 2.8 mi, 130° SE
Scenic Lookout (Viewpoint) — 4.7 mi, 060° NE
Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 5.5 mi, 065° NE · 52k acres
Historic Gold Hill and Mines Foundation Preserve (Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 302° NW
Gravity Hill - Folklore Destination (Attraction) — 7.8 mi, 005° N
Stanly County Museum (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 158° S
Three Rivers Land Trust Preserve - Eagle Point Park and Preserve (Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 357° N
Morrow Mountain State Park (State Park) — 9.2 mi, 117° SE
Historic Stony Hill Church Site Monument (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 120° SE
Will Lowder Homesite Monument (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 121° SE
Ben Lowder Homesite (Monument) — 12.3 mi, 118° SE
Morrow Mountain Native American Quarry Site (Historic Ruins) — 12.3 mi, 131° SE
T.M Stanback Barnyard (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 12.5 mi, 336° NW
Uwharrie Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 13.0 mi, 118° SE
Music Hall (Theatre) — 13.2 mi, 053° NE
Davidson County Open Space (Local Park) — 13.4 mi, 357° N
Barnes Creek Falls (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 087° E
Birkhead Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.9 mi, 064° NE · 5,216 acres
The Icon (Public Artwork) — 19.0 mi, 257° W
Sound Money Museum (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 291° W
Millbridge Speedway (Stadium) — 23.4 mi, 303° NW
Lexington Cinema 8 (Cinema) — 24.1 mi, 002° N
Davidson County Historical Museum (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 001° N
Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.6 mi, 157° SE · 17k acres
Kids Jungle Playground (Theme Park) — 27.1 mi, 255° W
Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site (Historic Ruins) — 27.2 mi, 137° SE
Sea Life Aquarium (Aquarium) — 27.2 mi, 255° W
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.5 mi, 179° S · 92k acres

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