Richland, Washington

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Richland, Washington
City
City of Richland
View over downtown Richland in 2018
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Nickname(s):  The Windy City, City Of the Bombers, Atomic City[1]
Location of Richland, Washington
Coordinates: 46°16′47″N 119°16′53″W / 46.27972°N 119.28139°W / 46.27972; -119.28139
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Benton
Government
• Type	Council–manager government
• Mayor	Terry Christensen
• Mayor Pro Tem	Theresa Richardson
Area [2]
• 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.