Welcome to Riverdale ...

The city of Riverdale is located in Scott County<1>.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Riverdale has a population of 399 people<3> (see below for details).

Riverdale is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Riverdale lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Riverdale: (563)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Riverdale had an population of 399 people. This is a decrease of 1.48% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 39.18% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Riverdale had a population of 405 people. This makes Riverdale the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Riverdale represents 0.01% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 509th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 405 people, the population of Riverdale decreased 38.26% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 656 people).

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

Communities Also Named Riverdale ...

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

• Davenport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <5>
• Rock Island
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Rock Island is located in Rock Island County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Island <5>
• Eldridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
  • Eldridge is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldridge <5>
• Geneseo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
  • Geneseo is located in Henry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <5>
• Colona
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
  • Colona is located in Henry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colona <5>
• Milan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Rock Island County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <5>
• Le Claire
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Claire
  • Le Claire is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Claire <5>
• Coal Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
  • Coal Valley is located in Rock Island County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Valley <5>
• Green Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
  • Green Rock is located in Henry County (IL)
• Carbon Cliff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Cliff
  • Carbon Cliff is located in Rock Island County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon Cliff <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 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. 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Riverdale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page 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 Scott County: www.scottcountyiowa.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/