Riverview Delaware Map

About Riverview, Delaware

Riverview is a locality in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Riverview is located at 38.5826°N, 75.2746°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 19946.

Riverview unfolds in gentle, low-lying expanses, a landscape shaped by the patient persistence of water and earth. It lies 23.3 miles north-east of Salisbury, MD (from Salisbury, MD: bearing 49°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-east of Georgetown. The terrain, a soft undulation of fields and marshes, breathes with the salty tang carried inland from the nearby Atlantic, a constant whisper of the coast. Here, the sky often stretches wide and pale, its vastness mirrored in the shallow, slow-moving creeks that meander through the land, their surfaces catching the diffused light of a humid afternoon. The air itself feels thick, carrying the scent of sun-baked soil and the faint, sweet perfume of coastal grasses. The history of Riverview is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet endurance of its agricultural roots and the ebb and flow of its connection to the sea. For generations, the fertile soil has yielded its bounty, supporting a local economy that has long relied on the dependable harvests of corn and soybeans, a steady rhythm punctuated by the seasonal work of the fishing fleets that once plied these waters with greater vigor. Though the industry has shifted, the legacy remains in the weathered clapboard houses and the enduring independence of its residents, a character forged in the practicalities of rural life and the constant, subtle influence of the tidal creeks.

About This Riverview Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Riverview, Delaware — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.582613, -75.274634. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Riverview and Sussex County.

Detailed location data for Riverview includes the ZIP code (19966), telephone area code (302), county seat of Sussex County (Georgetown), and school district assignment (Lake Forest School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Riverview is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.