Riverside New Jersey Map

About Riverside, New Jersey

Riverside is a locality in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 8,100. The population density is 2800.0 people per km². Riverside is located at 40.0323°N, 74.9574°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 8075.

Riverside, a scatter of houses and businesses, lies in the shadow of the Delaware River. It lies 4.7 miles west of Willingboro, NJ (from Willingboro, NJ: bearing 274°T), and is situated 5.6 miles north-east of Morris. The land here is a gentle slope towards the water, a patchwork of manicured lawns and wilder stretches of riverbank where reeds whisper their secrets to the wind. In the summer, the air hangs thick and humid, carrying the faint scent of distant industry and the sweeter perfume of honeysuckle. Winter brings a starker beauty, the skeletal branches of trees etched against a pale sky, the river a slate-grey ribbon under a low, indifferent sun. The character of Riverside is one of quiet persistence, a place that has weathered the seasons and the changes time brings without dramatic pronouncements, content in its own unassuming way. The history of Riverside is inextricably tied to the Delaware, a waterway that once pulsed with the lifeblood of commerce. Lumber mills and factories, now mostly ghosts of their former selves, once lined its banks, their smokestacks a constant punctuation mark against the horizon. The local economy, once dominated by these industrial giants, has shifted, with smaller businesses and the lingering echoes of manufacturing now defining its rhythm. Though no grand monuments mark its past, the very streets of Riverside seem to hold the accumulated stories of generations who lived and worked here, their lives as fluid and unceasing as the river itself. A distinctive feature is the way the town seems to embrace the water, not as a barrier, but as an ever-present companion, its moods reflected in the shifting light on the river's surface.

About This Riverside Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Riverside, New Jersey — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.032334, -74.957391. 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 Riverside and Burlington County.

Detailed location data for Riverside includes the ZIP code (08075), telephone area code (973, 862), county seat of Burlington County (Mount Holly), and school district assignment. 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 Riverside is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.