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Welcome to River Ridge ...

River Ridge is located in Salt Lake County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for River Ridge: River Rdg. (or less commonly used: River Rdge. or River Ridg.)

River Ridge is 4,370 feet [1,332 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of River Ridge is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: River Ridge lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for River Ridge: 801 & 385<3>

Communities Also Named River Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named River Ridge - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Louisiana.

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

Communities near River Ridge ...

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

  • Salt Lake City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • West Valley City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sandy is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <4>
  • Lehi
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lehi is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <4>
  • Millcreek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
  • Taylorsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Herriman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Draper
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <4>
  • Murray
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Murray is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,355 people
    • Murray has also been known as:
    • Murray City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <4>
  • Riverton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for River Ridge ...

Looking for more information about River Ridge? 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 River Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for River Ridge.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Salt Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around River Ridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 801 code has been Overlayed with the 385 area code. New phone numbers in the River Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 801 or 385. As a result, placing a call in the River Ridge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.