Riverside, California

About Riverside

Riverside is a big city in southeastern California counting 323,757 people who proudly call it home. It stands among the 500 most populous places in the United States (#61 nationwide).

Riverside holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 81.15 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 3,990 residents per square mile.

📰 Riverside News Today

• Riverside County Opens 131 More Vote Centers Ahead of Nov. 3 Election RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Riverside County voters will have more opportunities to cast their ballots in person as 131 additional vote centers open throughout the county ahead of Tuesday's Facebook · Nov 1
• Beavers Clinch Regular Season Title, Seeding Set for Pac-12 Men's Soccer Championship - Pac-12 Conference Pac-12 Conference · Oct 31
• Detectives Arrest Suspect for Armed Robbery Series City of Riverside (.gov) · Oct 31
• 2 California Highway Patrol officers injured after car explodes on Riverside freeway CBS News · Oct 30
• Gauchos Conclude 2026 Season with a Draw with UC Riverside UC Santa Barbara · Oct 31

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Riverside Unique

• A top-25 city in California by population (#12 of 482 incorporated places).
• One of 18 places in the US named Riverside — but the California one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southeastern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A deep job market and services that draw people from across the region.
• Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Riverside

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Riverside

• Antonious Pizza Cafe — pizza
• Applebee's — american
• Arcade Coffee Roasters - The Bakehouse — coffee shop (café)
• Arcade Downtown — coffee shop (café)
• Back to the Grind (café)
• Beignet Spot — chicken (café)
• Bella Trattoria Italian Bistro — italian
• Butch's Grinders — sandwich
• Cafe Oro Dos Aztecas — coffee shop
• Cheba Hut "Toasted" Subs — sandwich

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• California Museum of Photography and the Barbara & Art Culve · Museum
• Mission Inn Museum · Museum
• Museum of Riverside · Museum
• Riverside Art Museum · Art gallery
• Riverside Game Lab · Arcade
• Sherman Indian Museum · Museum
• Southern California Medical Museum · Museum
• The Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties · Museum
• The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riv · Museum
• UCR ARTS · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Riverside

• Mount Rubidoux Park reviews ★
• Rancho Jurupa Regional Park reviews ★
• Rancho Jurupa Regional Sports Park reviews ★
• Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District · Garden reviews ★
• Sky Park reviews ★
• A D Shamel Park reviews ★
• Alkali Meadow · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Andulka Park reviews ★
• Arlington Park reviews ★
• Bobby Bonds Park and Sports Complex reviews ★
• Bordwell Park reviews ★
• Carlson Bark Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Riverside

• Alvord High
• Arizona Middle
• Arlanza Elementary
• California School for the Deaf-Riverside
• Collett Elementary
• Foothill Elementary
• Gateway College and Career Academy
• La Granada Elementary
• La Sierra High
• Loma Vista Middle
• Myra Linn Elementary
• Norte Vista High
• REACH Leadership STEAM Academy
• Riverside County ROP

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Riverside ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Riverside Community Hospital ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Pacific Grove Hospital · Psychiatric

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🔧 Local Services

Local Garage Door Repair Inc
Serving Riverside, CA
📞 (951) 281-0171

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🗺️ Map of Riverside

🏘️ Nearby Communities