About Riverton
Riverton is a tiny community in southwestern Iowa with an estimated population of 243.
Riverton holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.6 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 405 residents per square mile.
📰 Riverton News Today
- Obituary for Beverly Joan (Aspedon Eskew) Nenneman Gude Mortuary · Jul 12
- VIDEOS & PHOTOS: Hail in the Omaha metro, tornado in SW Iowa WOWT · Apr 23
- Obituary for Richard Dale Fox at Klein Memorial Park - Spring-Klein Klein Funeral Homes · Oct 18
- Riverton Hometown Pride working to preserve historic Chautauqua Pavilion KMAland.com · Mar 18
- VIEWER VIDEO: Tornado in southwest Iowa WOWT · Apr 23
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Riverton Unique
- One of 9 places in the US named Riverton — but the Iowa one has a character all its own.
- Positioned in southwestern Iowa, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Iowa — one of 1,026 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Riverton
- Riverton Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateIowa
TypeCity
Population (2024)243
Rank in state#620 of 940
Land area0.6 sq mi
Density405/sq mi
Coordinates40.6869, -95.5686