Welcome to Riverdale ...

Riverdale is located in Fresno County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riverdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Riverdale is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Riverdale: (559)

The ZIP code for Riverdale: 93656<3>

Communities Also Named Riverdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Riverdale: This one is located in Fresno County and the other is located in Mendocino County.

Beyond California, there are 71 communities that are also named Riverdale - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (2), Idaho (3), Illinois (4), 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.

• Hanford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanford
  • Hanford is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanford <4>
• Lemoore
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoore
  • Lemoore is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoore <4>
• Selma
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <4>
• Kingsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
  • Kingsburg is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsburg <4>
• Fowler
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Fowler is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <4>
• Caruthers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruthers
  • Caruthers is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caruthers <4>
• Burrel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrel
  • Burrel is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burrel <4>
• Hardwick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
  • Hardwick is located in Kings County
• Conejo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conejo
  • Conejo is located in Fresno County
• Laton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laton
  • Laton is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laton <4>

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. Our list includes 7 papers. 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.<5>

From that list, the Riverdale post office opened in 1875.

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 Fresno County: www.co.fresno.ca.us/

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