Riverside Oregon Map

About Riverside, Oregon

Riverside is a locality in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 213. The population density is 134.4 people per km². Riverside is located at 45.6768°N, 118.7368°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 97321, 97917, 97801.

Riverside anchors itself to the parched, sun-bleached earth where the South Fork Malheur River carves a deliberate path through the sagebrush. It lies 68.4 miles west-southwest of Ontario, OR (from Ontario, OR: bearing 241°T), and is situated 44.9 miles east of Burns. Warm Springs Valley spreads outward from the riverbanks, a vast expanse of high desert floor where the horizon seems to vibrate under the weight of an unyielding sun. Three miles to the west, the jagged silhouette of Sheep Rock rises as a silent sentinel, its basalt crags turning a deep, bruised purple as the light begins to fail. Only four miles away, the waters of Warm Springs Reservoir hold the stillness of the high plateau, acting as a glass mirror for the sparse clouds that drift across the dry, expansive sky.

Riverside persists as a quiet outpost of the American West, shaped by the hard realities of ranching and the slow, seasonal pulse of the land. The proximity of the Riverside Wildlife Area provides a buffer of protected habitat, ensuring that the local flora and fauna retain a presence that feels largely untouched by the frenetic pace of larger settlements. Life here is measured by the requirements of the soil and the fluctuating levels of the river, leaving little room for artifice in the day-to-day work of the inhabitants. Visitors who find their way to Riverside often note the profound silence that settles over the valley at dusk, a stillness so complete it seems to hum with the history of those who first cleared the brush to make a living in this rugged, austere country.

About This Riverside Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Riverside, Oregon. Coordinates: 45.676815, -118.736816. 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 (97321, 97917, 97801), telephone area code (541), county seat of Malheur County (Vale), and school district assignment (Pendleton School District 16).

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.