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Welcome to Riviera Beach ...

The coastal city of Riviera Beach is located on the Treasure Coast.

Riviera Beach is located in Palm Beach County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riviera Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1942.

A typical abbreviation for Riviera Beach: Riviera Bch.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Riviera Beach has a population of 35,489 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Riviera Beach is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Codes for Riviera Beach: 561 & 728<4>

The ZIP code for Riviera Beach: 33404<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Riviera Beach had an population of 35,489 people. This is an increase of 9.24% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 18.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Riviera Beach had a population of 32,488 people. This makes Riviera Beach the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of Riviera Beach represents 0.17% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 82nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 32,488 people, the population of Riviera Beach increased 8.71% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 29,884 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Riviera Beach.

Communities Also Named Riviera Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Riviera Beach - they are located in Maryland, New Jersey and Texas.

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

Websites for Riviera Beach ...

Official Website: www.rivierabch.com/

Communities near Riviera Beach ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riviera Beach ...

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

Adding Riviera Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Riviera Beach post office opened in 1942.

We also found Riviera Beach on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riviera Beach.

The official website for Riviera Beach: www.rivierabch.com/

The official website for Palm Beach County: www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Palm Beach, 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 Riviera Beach.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riviera Beach - 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 561 code has been Overlayed with the 728 area code. New phone numbers in the Riviera Beach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 561 or 728. As a result, placing a call in the Riviera Beach 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 Riviera Beach). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Riviera Beach 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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