Richvale, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Richvale, California, shaded from 100 ft on the southwest side to 110 ft near the middle
Elevation
130 ft 40 m130 ft 40 m120 ft 35 m110 ft 35 m110 ft 30 m100 ft 30 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Richvale sits at about 110 ft (30 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
110 ft 30 m
most residents: 100–110 ft
Lowest
100 ft 30 m
on the southwest side
Highest
110 ft 35 m
near the middle
Average
100 ft 30 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Richvale is nearly flat: its ground varies by only about 10 ft, so the figures below sit close together.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
110 ft30 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, near the middle
110 ft35 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
100 ft30 m
Town center
USGS map point for Richvale
110 ft35 m
Airport (OVE)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 6.3 mi east of the CDP boundary
194 ft59 m
Average of all land100 ft30 m

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Richvale, California, shaded from 100 ft on the southwest side to 110 ft near the middle
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Butte County, California, United States
Population
234 2020 Census
Land area
0.9 sq mi
Density
252 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.4938° N, 121.7447° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Pacific Border
Drains to
Sacramento River → Pacific Ocean
Airport
Oroville Municipal (OVE) 194 ft
ZIP codes 2
95965 95974
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Kelly Ridge1,050 ft
  2. Butte Valley470 ft
  3. Oroville East460 ft
  4. South Oroville270 ft
  5. Oroville250 ft
  6. Thermalito200 ft
  7. Palermo190 ft
  8. Durham160 ft
  9. Richvale110 ft
  10. Biggs94 ft
  11. Gridley92 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Bald Eagle Mountain7,186 ft
  • Red Hill6,352 ft
  • Bloomer Hill3,004 ft
  • Jackson Mountain2,780 ft
  • South Butte2,100 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census CDP boundary (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Richvale is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.