Riverside, Pennsylvania

About Riverside

Set in the southwestern part of Pennsylvania, Riverside is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Riverside is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.12 square miles.

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What Makes Riverside Unique

• One of 18 places in the US named Riverside — but the Pennsylvania one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.12 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southwestern Pennsylvania, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Riverside

• The Old Toll Gate Inn

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Riverside

• Ferndale Borough Recreational Park reviews ★
• Greenhouse Park reviews ★
• Riverside Community Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

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🗺️ Map of Riverside

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