Explore Riverside, Alabama, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Riverside, Alabama. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Alabama or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Riverside.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Riverside |
| State | Alabama (AL) |
| County | St. Clair County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 33.616394 |
| Longitude | -86.204357 |
| Population | 2,227 |
| Density | 99.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 35907, 35135 |
| Area Code | 334, 205, 256 |
| County Seat | Ashville |
| School District | Pell City City School District |
Riverside defines its boundaries through the constant, low-voiced movement of the Coosa River as it carves a path through the dense, humid landscape of central Alabama. It lies 4.9 miles east-northeast of Pell City, AL (from Pell City, AL: bearing 74°T), and is situated 5.0 miles west of Lincoln. The landscape here is characterized by the soft, heavy air of the interior, where the deep green of longleaf pine and bottomland hardwood dominates the view, and the horizon is punctuated by the distant, muted silhouette of Gum Springs Mountain. Because Riverside exists at the intersection of land and water, the State-owned Submerged Lands preserve the delicate integrity of the shoreline, allowing the natural cycle of the river to dictate the texture of the soil and the growth of the thickets. As evening descends, the light catches the surface of Logan Martin Lake, turning the water into a sheet of hammered pewter that reflects the quiet, enduring weight of the surrounding woods.
Riverside maintains a rhythm forged by generations who have looked to the fertile earth and the accessible waterways to build a livelihood, moving from early agrarian traditions into the modern industrial era. The red-clay back roads that vein the area serve as a reminder of the labor that once defined the regional economy, while the presence of the Coosa River remains a functional artery for those who recognize the value of its flow. Life in Riverside possesses a deliberate pace, colored by the seasonal cycle of the land and the modest, persistent industry that keeps the locality grounded. Though it sits miles from any coastal influence, the air carries a heavy, lingering humidity that softens the edges of the day, making the quiet transition from afternoon to dusk a moment of profound stillness in an otherwise industrious corridor.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Riverside, Alabama. Coordinates: 33.616394, -86.204357. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Riverside includes the ZIP code (35907, 35135), telephone area code (334, 205, 256), county seat of St. Clair County (Ashville), and school district assignment (Pell City City School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |