Welcome to West Riverdale ...

West Riverdale is located in Prince George's County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for West Riverdale: W. Riverdale

West Riverdale is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: West Riverdale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for West Riverdale: (301) and (240)<4>

Communities near West Riverdale ...

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

• Arlington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Alexandria
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <5>
• Rockville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <5>
• Gaithersburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
  • Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <5>
• Bowie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <5>
• Laurel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
• Greenbelt
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
  • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <5>
• Takoma Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Takoma Park
  • Takoma Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Takoma Park <5>
• Vienna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Fairfax County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
• Falls Church
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Church
  • Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Church <5>

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 West Riverdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Riverdale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West 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 West Riverdale.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Riverdale ...

Looking for more information about West 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Riverdale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Riverdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Prince George's County: www.co.pg.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/