Riverside California Map

About Riverside, California

Riverside is a locality in Humboldt County, California, United States. With a population of 314,998, Riverside is a major urban centre in California. The population density is 1497.2 people per km². Riverside is located at 33.9381°N, 117.3932°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Riverside is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 95822, 92506, 95354.

Riverside sprawls across a sun-drenched basin where the persistent influence of the Pacific drifts inland, carrying a cool, salt-tinged haze that softens the harshness of the dry, golden summer hills. It lies 5.9 miles east of Arcata, CA (from Arcata, CA: bearing 92°T), and is situated 8.9 miles southeast of McKinleyville. Mill Creek cuts through the terrain, a narrow artery providing a rare, cool reprieve as it winds toward the distant, shimmering expanse of Arcata Bay. Sullivan Gulch carves a shallow depression into the earth nearby, while the air maintains a crisp, coastal clarity that feels distinct from the interior heat. To the north, the distant silhouettes of the Klamath Mountains anchor the horizon, standing as silent sentinels over a landscape where the light at dusk turns the dusty grasses into a fleeting, metallic bronze. Residents find a modest patch of green at the City of Blue Lake Tot Lot, a quiet contrast to the vast, untamed reaches of the Arcata Community Forest that wait just beyond the suburban periphery.

Riverside carries the weight of a complex history, its identity shaped by the steady, rhythmic pulse of an economy that has shifted from early agricultural roots to a modern, interconnected sprawl. The proximity to the coast influences the daily pace, drawing a maritime dampness that mingles with the scent of pine and dry earth, an atmosphere that seems to suspend the hurried energy of the freeway. While Little Sand Island remains a remote point of interest for the observant traveler, the local life is defined by the steady navigation of neighborhood streets and the quiet maintenance of the land. Far from the reach of Big Lagoon, the inhabitants organize their lives around the cycles of the seasons, watching the fog roll in to reclaim the edges of the basin. There is a palpable sense of endurance here, an understanding that the fault lines beneath the soil and the shifting winds off the water are the true architects of the place.

About This Riverside Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Riverside, California. Coordinates: 33.938143, -117.393168. 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 (95822, 92506, 95354), telephone area code (408, 669, 909), county seat of Humboldt County (Eureka), and school district assignment (Riverside Unified 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.