Riverside New York Map

About Riverside, New York

Riverside is a locality in Saratoga County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 423. The population density is 542.6 people per km². Riverside is located at 42.1562°N, 77.0827°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Riverside is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 14870, 11901.

Riverside anchors itself firmly upon the verdant, rolling terrain of the upstate interior, where the persistent current of the Hudson River defines the western edge of the local geography. It lies 6.0 miles northeast of Clifton Park, NY (from Clifton Park, NY: bearing 53°T), and is situated 6.6 miles north-northeast of Halfmoon. The landscape here is characterized by a quiet, terrestrial gravity, far removed from the saline influence of the distant coast, instead favoring the deep, verdant soil of the inland plains. Sunlight at dusk catches the heavy, dark water of the river, casting long, bruised shadows across the fields that stretch toward the horizon. To the east, the earth rises in subtle, rhythmic swells, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains provides a permanent, silent boundary against the pale sky. Within the immediate vicinity, the Stillwater Town Lands offer an expansive, protected space where the natural state of the land remains undisturbed by the encroaching modern pace, preserving the heavy, humid stillness of the regional woods.

Riverside maintains a character forged by the persistent labor of those who have historically navigated the river’s path and the surrounding fertile earth. The economy here remains tethered to the rhythms of the land and the strategic utility of the waterway, which once served as a primary conduit for the movement of goods through the interior. Residents often find themselves drawing a sense of continuity from the proximity of the Mechanicville Reservoir, a reliable, glassy expanse that anchors the regional water supply just a short distance away. Life moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, punctuated by the occasional excursion to the Wilkinson National Recreation Trail, where the ground is worn smooth by generations of footfalls. Even as the seasons turn and the foliage shifts from deep emerald to a brittle, frost-bitten gold, the identity of Riverside remains anchored to this specific, inland geography, indifferent to the frantic pulse of the world beyond its quiet borders.

About This Riverside Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Riverside, New York. Coordinates: 42.156185, -77.082747. 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 (14870, 11901), telephone area code (607, 914, 845), county seat of Saratoga County (Ballston Spa), and school district assignment (Corning City 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.