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Riverside, California

City · Population 323,757 · #12 in California · #61 in the US
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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

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

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

📍 Arlanza📍 Arlington📍 Canyon Crest📍 Casa Blanca📍 Downtown Riverside📍 Eastside📍 Grand📍 Hawarden Hills📍 Magnolia Avenue📍 Magnolia Center📍 Pachappa📍 Prenda📍 Presidential Park📍 Ramona📍 Upper Campus📍 Victoria📍 Wood Streets

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.

🎡 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

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

StateCalifornia
TypeCity
Population (2024)323,757
Rank in state#12 of 482
Land area81.15 sq mi
Density3,990/sq mi
Coordinates33.9381, -117.3932

🗺️ Map of Riverside

🏘️ Nearby Communities

Woodcrest, CA · 4 miEl Sobrante, CA · 6 miJurupa Valley, CA · 6 miHighgrove, CA · 7 miMarch ARB, CA · 7 miGrand Terrace, CA · 8 miHome Gardens, CA · 8 miLake Mathews, CA · 8 mi