Riverview Delaware Map

About Riverview, Delaware

Riverview is a locality in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,458. The population density is 262.8 people per km². Riverview is located at 39.0304°N, 75.5186°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 19966, 19946.

Riverview emerges from the flat, agrarian expanse of the mid-Atlantic interior as a quiet intersection of open fields and the persistent, low-slung course of the Pratt Branch. It lies 9.0 miles north-northwest of Milford, DE (from Milford, DE: bearing 331°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south of Dover. The landscape surrounding Riverview remains defined by the deliberate, steady movement of the water, which carves a modest path through the silt and heavy clay of the plains, providing a singular, silver ribbon of motion against the stillness of the surrounding acreage. As the afternoon light stretches, the shadows of the tall grasses along the banks lengthen, casting a bronze hue over the earth that reveals the subtle, intentional geometry of the fields. Within the boundaries of Riverview Estates, the air carries a crisp, terrestrial weight, devoid of any saline character, grounding the observer in the vast, landlocked reality of the local topography.

Agriculture remains the silent pulse of the region, where the labor of the soil informs the rhythm of every passing season and the modest, utilitarian architecture of the local infrastructure. The legacy of the land is measured in the cycles of the harvest and the persistent, quiet industry that has defined the character of Riverview since its earliest settlements. Beyond the immediate reach of the cultivated plots, the horizon remains unobstructed, save for the distant, faint silhouette of Sugar Hill, which offers a constant, stationary reference point against the shifting sky. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, reflecting a history rooted in the productivity of the plains rather than the frenetic energy of larger, more clustered centers of commerce.

About This Riverview Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Riverview, Delaware. Coordinates: 39.030435, -75.518649. 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 Riverview includes the ZIP code (19966, 19946), telephone area code (302), county seat of Kent County (Dover), and school district assignment (Lake Forest 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.