Riverside Idaho Map

About Riverside, Idaho

Riverside is a locality in Bingham County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 930. The population density is 167.4 people per km². Riverside is located at 43.1966°N, 112.4356°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. ZIP codes: 83607, 83544, 83221.

Riverside emerges from the high, arid expanse of the Snake River plain as a quiet confluence of sagebrush and cultivated earth. It lies 4.6 miles west of Blackfoot, ID (from Blackfoot, ID: bearing 276°T), and is situated 19.1 miles north of Chubbuck. The Watson Slough winds through the landscape, a ribbon of moisture that carves a subtle, verdant vein through the alkaline soil and provides a necessary respite for the local wildlife. To the west, the solitary silhouette of Ferry Butte interrupts the flat horizon, its slopes catching the long, horizontal shadows that stretch across the valley floor as the sun begins to wane. The air here carries the scent of dry earth and sun-baked bunchgrass, a sharp, clear clarity that defines the transition between the open range and the organized, irrigated plots of the surrounding plains.

Riverside maintains an economy deeply rooted in the cycles of agriculture, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life more than any mechanical clock. The legacy of the region is tied to the labor of those who turned the dry plains into productive fields, a history mirrored in the quiet, utilitarian architecture of the nearby Cherry Plant Access Site. While the expansive, marshy reaches of the Fort Hall Bottoms lie to the north, the daily life of Riverside remains focused on the immediate, tangible connection to the land and the quiet maintenance of its irrigation networks. Residents often look toward the distant, hazy outlines of the plains under a wide, unclouded sky, finding a steady, predictable comfort in a landscape that demands persistence and rewards the patient observer with the soft, amber glow of twilight.

About This Riverside Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Riverside, Idaho. Coordinates: 43.196554, -112.435625. 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 (83607, 83544, 83221), telephone area code (208), county seat of Bingham County (Blackfoot), and school district assignment (Snake River School District 52).

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.