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Welcome to Riverbank ...

The city of Riverbank is located in Stanislaus County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riverbank, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

The city was incorporated August 23, 1922.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Riverbank has a population of 24,740 people<2> (see below for details).

Riverbank is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Riverbank lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Riverbank: 209 & 350<4>

The ZIP code for Riverbank: 95367<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Riverbank had an population of 24,740 people. This is an increase of 9.09% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 56.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Riverbank had a population of 22,678 people. This makes Riverbank the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Riverbank represents 0.06% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 279th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 22,678 people, the population of Riverbank increased 43.3% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 15,826 people).

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

Communities Also Named Riverbank ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Riverbank - they are located in Connecticut, Michigan, New Brunswick, New York and Ontario.

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

Websites for Riverbank ...

Official Website: www.riverbank.org/

Communities near Riverbank ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riverbank ...

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

Adding Riverbank to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Riverbank 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 Riverbank was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Riverbank post office opened in 1898.

We also found Riverbank on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riverbank.

The official website for Riverbank: www.riverbank.org/

The official website for Stanislaus County: www.co.stanislaus.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Stanislaus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Riverbank.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riverbank - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Riverbank area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Riverbank area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Riverbank). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Riverbank or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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