THE RICHMOND CITY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Rolling Coastal Plain setting.
Richmond city has 59.9 square miles of land in Virginia. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Richmond city: Rolling Coastal Plain, Northern Outer Piedmont.
Irregular plains of sand, silt and clay support a mix of pine and hardwood landscapes. The region has more relief than the lower coastal plain, with generally gentle stream gradients.
Regional context: Southeastern Plains ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Where the landscape changes
Richmond city intersects 2 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:
- Rolling Coastal Plain90.4%
- Northern Outer Piedmont9.6%
Piedmont in Richmond city
The Piedmont is a belt of irregular plains and hills between the Appalachians and the coastal plain. A complex mixture of older rocks underlies its pine and hardwood woodland landscapes.
Read the regional source ↗Finding your parcel within Richmond city
The atlas lists 1 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Richmond city, including Richmond. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Richmond city by land and water
The Census records 2.64 square miles of water within Richmond city, or 4.2% of its total area. That share is close to Richmond city’s 4.2%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
The Census boundary meets Chesterfield County, Henrico County within Virginia. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.