Riverside Iowa Map

About Riverside, Iowa

Riverside is a locality in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,060. The population density is 221.7 people per km². Riverside is located at 41.4832°N, 91.5722°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Riverside is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 51109, 52327.

Riverside occupies a stretch of fertile, high-latitude plains where the horizon pulls the sky taut against the dark, loamy soil of the Iowa basin. It lies 4.4 miles west-northwest of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 287°T), and is situated 4.7 miles northwest of South Sioux City. The Big Sioux River carves a deliberate path nearby, its currents providing a steady, rhythmic pulse to the landscape that shifts with the seasons. Beyond the tilled fields, the terrain rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Mount Lucia, while the immediate surroundings are defined by the quiet expanse of Goldie & Beck, a sanctuary of wild grasses and local flora. At dusk, the light here takes on a bruised, amber quality, catching the dust motes above the stalks of corn and soybean that define the regional geography.

Riverside maintains a composure rooted in the agricultural labor of generations, where the economy remains tethered to the productivity of the earth and the slow, deliberate movement of local commerce. Residents often find their way to the River Drive Trail, a path that traces the land’s natural contours and offers a vantage point over the nearby waters of McCook Lake. The cultural character of the region is informed by an unshowy, literate civility, a quiet inheritance from the settlers who first broke this prairie sod. Everyday life moves with an internal logic shaped by the elements, where the turning of the soil and the cycle of the harvest provide a structure that is both demanding and profoundly stable.

About This Riverside Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Riverside, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.483235, -91.572195. 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 (51109, 52327), telephone area code (563, 712), county seat of Woodbury County (Sioux City), and school district assignment (Highland Community 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.