Richvale, CA

Richvale is a small village in Butte County, California, United States, south of Chico and west of Oroville. The 2020 census counted 234 residents. The primary crop grown in the area surrounding Richvale is rice, irrigated from the Oroville Dam on the Feather River. Several farmers in the area are known for organic farming. In Richvale, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Richvale, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. Legend says that the name "Richvale" was coined by con men to sell worthless plots of land to wheat farmers from Nebraska and Kansas. The developers changed the name from Selby Switch to Richvale in 1909. Richvale is located at 39° 29' 38" North, 121° 44' 41" West at a mean elevation of 108 feet above sea level.