Welcome to Riverdale ...

The village of Riverdale is located in Cook County<1>.

The location of Riverdale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riverdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Riverdale has a population of 13,064 people<3> (see below for details).

Riverdale is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Riverdale lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Riverdale (for example, toward New Carlisle (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Riverdale: (708)

The ZIP code for Riverdale: 60827<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Riverdale had an population of 13,064 people. This is a decrease of 3.58% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.22% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Riverdale had a population of 13,549 people. This makes Riverdale the county's 62nd most populous community.

The population of Riverdale represents 0.11% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 182nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 13,549 people, the population of Riverdale decreased 10% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 15,055 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Riverdale.

Communities Also Named Riverdale ...

While we believe that this Riverdale is located in Cook County, we know of another 3 Illinois communities named Riverdale. Those communities are located in the following counties: Crawford, Greene and Winnebago County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 71 communities that are also named Riverdale - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (2), Idaho (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Massachusetts (4), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador (2), North Carolina (2), North Dakota (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Ontario (3), Oregon (2), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (5), Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia (6) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Riverdale.

Communities near Riverdale ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Riverdale.

• Chicago
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago
  • Chicago is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,677,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago <6>
• Cicero
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Cicero is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <6>
• Hammond
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <6>
• Gary
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Gary is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <6>
• Orland Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland Park
  • Orland Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland Park <6>
• Tinley Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinley Park
  • Tinley Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tinley Park <6>
• Oak Lawn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn
  • Oak Lawn is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <6>
• Berwyn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Berwyn is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
• Oak Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
  • Oak Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Park <6>
• Merrillville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillville
  • Merrillville is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrillville <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Riverdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riverdale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Riverdale. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverdale.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverdale. See our Newspapers Page for Riverdale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riverdale ...

Looking for more information about Riverdale? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Riverdale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Riverdale.

Adding Riverdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Riverdale in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Riverdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Riverdale post office opened in 1874.

We also found Riverdale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riverdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riverdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov