Riverside Utah Map

About Riverside, Utah

Riverside is a locality in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is a small community with a population of 971. The population density is 56.0 people per km². Riverside is located at 41.8106°N, 112.1403°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 84104, 84311.

Riverside maintains a quiet posture along the banks where the Jordan River carves its steady, deliberate path through the valley floor. It lies 1.9 miles west-northwest of South Salt Lake, UT (from South Salt Lake, UT: bearing 299°T), and is situated 2.5 miles southwest of Salt Lake City. The landscape remains defined by the interplay between the moisture of the riverbed and the arid, expansive plains that stretch toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the Wasatch Range. Sunlight here possesses a particular, sharp clarity, illuminating the dust motes that hang suspended in the still air of late afternoon, while the nearby Seventeenth South Park provides a small, green anchor of stillness amidst the flat, sun-bleached expanse. To the north, the elevation rises toward the rugged mouth of City Creek Canyon, grounding the horizon in a reminder of the geologic forces that shaped this high-desert basin.

Riverside carries the weight of a settlement founded on the necessity of irrigation, where the local economy has long shifted from the pioneer-era tilling of dry earth to the complexities of modern industrial and suburban life. The presence of Kennecott Tailings Pond Number One serves as a stark, industrial testament to the region's mineral wealth, a contrast to the modest homes and quiet streets that define the daily rhythm of the residents. Life in Riverside moves with a measured, pragmatic pace, reflecting a history of labor and the relentless, dry climate that demands a certain tenacity from its inhabitants. Even now, the atmosphere remains shaped by the intersection of these persistent, earth-bound industries and the vast, open sky that dominates the view above the valley floor.

About This Riverside Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Riverside, Utah. Coordinates: 41.810586, -112.140308. 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 (84104, 84311), telephone area code (801, 385, 435), county seat of Salt Lake County (Salt Lake City), and school district assignment (Box Elder 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.