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Riverside is a city in and the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States. It is named for its location beside the Santa Ana River in Southern California.
Intro: Wikipedia
About Riverside
Riverside is a big city in southeastern California counting 323,757 people who proudly call it home. It stands among the 500 most populous places in the United States (#61 nationwide).
Riverside holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 81.15 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 3,990 residents per square mile.
📰 Riverside News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Riverside Unique
- A top-25 city in California by population (#12 of 482 incorporated places).
- One of 18 places in the US named Riverside — but the California one has a character all its own.
- Positioned in southeastern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A deep job market and services that draw people from across the region.
- Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Riverside
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Riverside
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- California Museum of Photography and the Barbara & Art Culve · Museum
- Mission Inn Museum · Museum
- Museum of Riverside · Museum
- Riverside Art Museum · Art gallery
- Riverside Game Lab · Arcade
- Sherman Indian Museum · Museum
- Southern California Medical Museum · Museum
- The Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties · Museum
- The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riv · Museum
- UCR ARTS · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Riverside
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Riverside
- Alvord High
- Arizona Middle
- Arlanza Elementary
- California School for the Deaf-Riverside
- Collett Elementary
- Foothill Elementary
- Gateway College and Career Academy
- La Granada Elementary
- La Sierra High
- Loma Vista Middle
- Myra Linn Elementary
- Norte Vista High
- REACH Leadership STEAM Academy
- Riverside County ROP
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Riverside ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Riverside Community Hospital ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Pacific Grove Hospital · Psychiatric
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.