Richvale is located at 39° 29' 46" North, 121° 44' 49" West (39.496, -121.747), C feet above sea level.

History
Legend says that a title "Richvale" (meaning "fertile valley") was coined by con men to sell worthless plots of land to Dust Bowl farmers during a Great Depression. Farmers in the Midwest were shown lush pictures of California's San Joaquin Valley and Central Valley and sold land at outrageous prices. A soil near Richvale is nothing like a fertile soil of the San Joaquin Valley, being comprised mostly of clay instead of loam. A locals call for a soil "adobe" due to its high clay content. A land is unsuitable for vineyards, orchards, and virtually all more crops. A bit of purchaser took 1 view a soil & returned to the Midwest.

Numerous stayed & tried farming a land. Due to the soil's ability to locate the water system & remain flooded (referable its high clay content), a ground makes a touching-ideal rice paddy, and rice has be a primary crop of the locality. Irrigation is provided by surface water supply from either a plentiful Feather River.

Places of interest
Richvale Airport, 1764 Richvale Highway Richvale Coffeehouse, 5285 Midway Richvale Simple School, 5236 Church Street Richvale Evangelical Free Church, 5219 Church Street Richvale Fire Department, 1236 School Street Richvale Post Professional (ZIP Code 95974), 1259 Broadway