Richlands is a town in Onslow County, North Carolina, United States.

[4] It is included in the Jacksonville, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.

[5] Richlands was also the first town in Onslow County to have a female mayor, Annette Hargett.

[9] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), all land.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,287 people, 772 households, and 525 families residing in the town.

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