Riverside Alabama Map
Explore Riverside, Alabama, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Riverside, Alabama
| City | Riverside |
| State | Alabama (AL) |
| County | Etowah 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 | Gadsden |
| School District | Pell City City School District |
About Riverside, Alabama
Riverside is a locality in Etowah County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,227. The population density is 99.2 people per km². Riverside is located at 33.6164°N, 86.2044°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Riverside is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35907, 35135.Riverside defines its boundaries through the constant, low-slung movement of the Coosa River as it carves a path through the dense, humid woodland of the Alabama interior. It lies 1.5 miles southeast of Rainbow City, AL (from Rainbow City, AL: bearing 135°T), and is situated 5.2 miles south of Gadsden. The terrain rises from the riverbed into the quiet, folded slopes of Hensley Mountain, while the presence of H Neely Henry Lake expands the horizon into a broad, reflective surface that catches the heavy, golden light of the late afternoon. Across the landscape, the reach of State-owned Submerged Lands preserves the wilder, tangled edges of the water’s path, where the thick growth of bottomland hardwood holds the damp, red earth in place against the slow, inevitable pull of the current.
Riverside carries the weight of a long-settled history, where the rhythms of the land have dictated the survival of its people through generations of agrarian labor and industrial change. The economy remains tethered to the movement of goods and the utilization of the river, a quiet persistence that contrasts with the distant, silent height of the terrain toward the Canoe Creek Valley. In the stillness of the morning, the air hangs heavy with the scent of pine and loam, and the life of Riverside settles into a steady, unadorned pulse that moves in accordance with the turning of the seasons rather than the frantic pace of the wider world.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 0.2 mi, 187° S
- Pell City Sports Complex (Local Park) — 5.7 mi, 218° SW
- Pell City Recreation Hall (Local Park) — 5.9 mi, 216° SW
- Talladega College Entrance Gate (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 157° SE
- Talladega College Sign (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 159° S
- Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 14.0 mi, 149° SE · 395k acres
- Janney Furnace (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 041° NE
- Coldwater Mountain (State Recreation Area) — 16.3 mi, 091° E
- Chief Chenneby Grave (Monument) — 16.6 mi, 123° SE
- Freedom Riders National Monument (National Monument) — 17.0 mi, 086° E · 6 acres
- Greyhound Bus Burning Site (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 086° E
- Cheaha State Park (State Park) — 18.7 mi, 120° SE
- Greyhound Mural (Public Artwork) — 21.7 mi, 082° E
- AmStar Stadium Cinema 12 (Cinema) — 21.9 mi, 090° E
- Samuel Noble Monument (Monument) — 21.9 mi, 082° E
- ACTA Theater (Theatre) — 23.1 mi, 272° W
- Trussville Entertainment District (Attraction) — 23.3 mi, 270° W
- Cheaha Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.5 mi, 125° SE · 7,400 acres
- Pulpit Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 24.1 mi, 112° E
- Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.2 mi, 081° E · 18k acres
- Trussville Childrens Theater (Theatre) — 25.3 mi, 268° W
- Studio By the Tracks (Arts Centre) — 29.4 mi, 259° W
- Noccalula Falls Petting Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 30.9 mi, 019° N
- Oak Mountain State Park (State Park) — 31.4 mi, 240° SW
- Boyd E. Christenberry Planetarium (Museum) — 35.3 mi, 253° W
- Museum of Fond Memories at Reed Books (Museum) — 35.3 mi, 259° W
- Old CCC Ridgeline Campsite ("Unit 2") (Historic Ruins) — 35.3 mi, 238° SW
- Old CCC Lakside Campsite ("Unit 1") (Historic Ruins) — 35.4 mi, 238° SW
- Dugger Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 35.5 mi, 063° NE · 8,947 acres
- William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 60.2 mi, 298° NW · 182k acres
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About This Riverside Map Page
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 Etowah County (Gadsden), and school district assignment (Pell City City School District).
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 | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
