RiversideIowa
Riverside is a city in rural Washington County, Iowa, United States, along the English River on Iowa Highway 22. It is part of the Iowa City metropolitan area.
Intro: Wikipedia
About Riverside
Riverside is a small town in southeastern Iowa counting 1,063 people who proudly call it home.
Riverside holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.85 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 575 residents per square mile.
📰 Riverside News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Riverside Unique
- One of 18 places in the US named Riverside — but the Iowa one has a character all its own.
- Positioned in southeastern Iowa, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Iowa — one of 1,026 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Voyage Home Riverside History Center · 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
- Highland Elementary School
- Highland High School
- Highland Middle School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.