Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Routing numbers beginning with 05 settle through the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. The district covers 6 US states and territories: Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, District of Columbia.
Sample routing numbers in this district
What the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond does
The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond is one of twelve regional operating arms of the US central banking system. It clears ACH and Fedwire payments on behalf of every member institution in its district, holds the reserve deposits required by federal banking regulations, and acts as the bankers' bank for routine cash and currency operations. Every routing number whose first two digits are 05 identifies an institution served by this Reserve Bank.
For a customer at one of these banks, the practical effect is invisible: when you send an ACH transfer or set up direct deposit, the originating bank's payment file is delivered to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond for processing, then forwarded to the receiving bank's own Federal Reserve Bank. The whole settlement typically completes within hours for same-day ACH, or by the next business morning for standard ACH. Fedwire transfers settle in real time, regardless of which district originates them.
States & territories in this district
- Virginia — 594 routing numbers
- West Virginia — 173 routing numbers
- North Carolina — 292 routing numbers
- South Carolina — 187 routing numbers
- Maryland — 182 routing numbers
- District of Columbia — 44 routing numbers