THE RICHFIELD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Shale Valleys setting.
Richfield CDP has 1.16 square miles of land in Juniata County, Snyder County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Shale Valleys, within Ridge and Valley.
Long, roughly parallel ridges and valleys follow folded and faulted rock layers. Limestone valleys, sandstone ridges and other geologic contrasts produce varied terrain and numerous regional springs and caves.
Regional context: Ridge and Valley ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Richfield intersects 2 county geographies: Juniata County, Snyder County. A Richfield mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Richfield by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Richfield, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 2.7 percentage points lower than the 2.8% recorded for Pennsylvania. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Richfield CDP has 5.8% of the land area of nearby Monroe township (19.9 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

