Welcome to Riverside ...

Riverside is located in Cambria County<1>.

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

When the people of Riverside refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Riversider<3>

Riverside is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Riverside is within the boundaries of the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named Riverside ...

While we believe that this Riverside is located in Cambria County, we know of another 4 Pennsylvania communities named Riverside. Those communities are located in the following counties: Beaver, Dauphin, Lackawanna and Northumberland County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, 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), Oregon (4), 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 10 communities that are near Riverside.

• Windber
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windber
  • Windber is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windber <5>
• Ebensburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebensburg
  • Ebensburg is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebensburg <5>
• Nanty Glo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanty Glo
  • Nanty Glo is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanty Glo <5>
• Portage
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <5>
• Ligonier
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligonier
  • Ligonier is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ligonier <5>
• Boswell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
  • Boswell is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <5>
• East Conemaugh
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Conemaugh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Conemaugh
  • East Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
• Central City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <5>
• Paint
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
  • Paint is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
• South Fork
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
  • South Fork is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Fork <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 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Riverside, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page 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 Cambria County: www.co.cambria.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/