Richford, the primary community, is in the northwest part of the town along the Missisquoi River.

Vermont Route 105 passes through the center of town, leading east across the Green Mountains to North Troy and southwest to Enosburg Falls.

Vermont Route 139 leads north from the center of Richford 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the international border.

[4] The Missisquoi River enters from Canada and exits to the south; there are no significant lakes or ponds.

On October 8, 1908, a grain elevator owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway exploded, killing thirteen people.

Several buildings and structures are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including St. Ann's Episcopal Church, the Sheldon Boright House, the F.W.