Riverside Oregon Map

About Riverside, Oregon

Riverside is a locality in Umatilla 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 occupies a stretch of high, arid land where the Umatilla River cuts a persistent path through the earth. It lies 2.5 miles east of Pendleton, OR (from Pendleton, OR: bearing 85°T), and is situated 28.2 miles south-southwest of Whitman. The landscape surrounding Riverside is defined by the expansive, open reach of Gopher Flats, a basin that catches the light in long, pale ribbons as the sun dips toward the horizon. To the far distance, the jagged silhouettes of the Blue Mountains rise against the sky, their peaks often holding a faint, dusty violet hue that shifts with the passing seasons. The air here carries a dry, crisp weight, stripped of humidity and smelling faintly of sagebrush and sun-warmed stone, grounding the senses in the quiet immensity of the interior plains.

History remains a quiet presence in Riverside, as the Oregon Trail National Historic Trail winds through the terrain, marking the heavy, worn tracks of those who moved across this country long ago. The local economy stays tied to the rhythms of the land, with agriculture and the seasonal demands of the soil dictating the pace of life. A few miles away, the waters of McKay Reservoir provide a steady, still mirror for the vast sky, offering a stark contrast to the moving current of the river nearby. Days in Riverside unfold with a deliberate, steady consistency, where the focus rests on the work at hand and the slow, inevitable turn of the year, untouched by the frantic pulse of more crowded centers.

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 Umatilla County (Pendleton), 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.