Riverside New York Map

About Riverside, New York

Riverside is a locality in Steuben 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 holds the quiet, terrestrial gravity of the inland landscape, defined by the steady, persistent movement of Cutler Creek as it cuts through the earth. It lies 1.7 miles west-northwest of Corning, NY (from Corning, NY: bearing 303°T), and is situated 2.2 miles east of Erwin. The geography here is marked by the subtle depression of Erwin Hollow, a basin that catches the morning mist and holds the chill of the interior long after the sun has climbed. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the land transitions into a tapestry of deciduous woods and cleared fields, where the light at dusk turns a bruised, heavy gold against the tree lines. While the distant, jagged silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains occasionally haunts the western horizon, the immediate terrain remains grounded in the clay and silt of the basin floor. Residents often walk the perimeter of Edward P Hanshaw Memorial Park, a space that preserves the local silence and offers a clear view of the way the creek bends through the bedrock.

Riverside functions as a quiet node of regional industry and steady, unremarkable labor, far removed from the frantic pace of the state’s larger metropolitan centers. The local economy has long been tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the land, with the nearby, stillness of Erwin Pond serving as a natural anchor for those who seek a moment of clarity away from the machinery of the mills. History here is kept in the architecture of the older frame houses and the way the roads follow the natural contours of the valley rather than forcing a grid upon the soil. Life in Riverside moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, where the primary concerns are the cycle of the frost and the health of the local timber and agricultural patches. It is a place where the air carries the scent of damp loam and pine, and where the collective memory of the people is tied to the way the water level rises and falls against the banks of Cutler Creek.

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 Steuben County (Bath), 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.