Welcome to Riverside ...

Riverside is located in Malheur County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riverside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

When the people of Riverside refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Riversider<2>

Riverside is 3,340 feet [1,018 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Riverside is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Riverside lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Riverside (for example, toward Burns), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area codes for Riverside: (541) & (458)<4>

The ZIP code for Riverside: 97917<5>

Communities Also Named Riverside ...

While we believe that this Riverside is located in Malheur County, we know of another 3 Oregon communities named Riverside. Those communities are located in the following counties: Linn, Umatilla and Washington County.

Beyond Oregon, there are 195 communities that are also named Riverside - they are located in Alabama (4), Arizona, Arkansas (4), British Columbia, California (6), Colorado (3), Connecticut (3), Delaware, Florida (6), Georgia (9), Idaho (4), Illinois, Indiana (5), Iowa (2), Kansas (5), Kentucky (3), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (4), Massachusetts (6), Michigan (3), Minnesota (3), Mississippi (2), Missouri (5), Montana (6), Nebraska (3), Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Hampshire (2), New Jersey (6), New Mexico (5), New York (7), North Carolina (5), North Dakota, Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario (7), Pennsylvania (5), Rhode Island, South Carolina (4), South Dakota (2), Tennessee (9), Texas (3), Utah (4), Vermont (3), Virginia (7), Washington (6), West Virginia (7), Wisconsin (3) and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Riverside ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Riverside.

• Juntura
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juntura
  • Juntura is located in Malheur County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juntura <6>
• Drewsey
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewsey
  • Drewsey is located in Harney County
  • Former names for Drewsey:
  • Drusy
  • Gouge Eye
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drewsey <6>
• Crane
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Crane is located in Harney County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <6>
• Princeton ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Harney County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <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 Riverside. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riverside.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riverside ...

Looking for more information about Riverside? 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 Riverside, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Riverside.

Adding Riverside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Riverside 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 Riverside was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Riverside post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riverside.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Malheur County: www.malheurco.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/