RiversideWY
Home to 66 people, the town was settled in 1901.
Is Riverside a good place to live?
Riverside’s age of the median resident is 62.2 years, above both the Wyoming town median (37.3 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only one of the 29 Wyoming towns we compare has a lower peak summer temperature than Riverside. Riverside has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
66 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Riverside: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Riverside, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Riverside.
High risk in Riverside, with inland flooding at the top
The risk rating from FEMA for Riverside comes to 79 of 100. FEMA puts 44% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 34% to avalanches.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Riverside stands out in Wyoming and nationally: a smaller share of its adults binge drink
No town among the 29 in Wyoming we compare has a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Riverside. For adults locally, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 30%. CDC measures, 31 in all: Riverside beats Wyoming on 7 and trails on 8. In Riverside, 43% of adults have high blood pressure, and 13% report frequent mental distress.
| Riverside | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 31% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Riverside | WY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.8% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults in frequent mental distress | 12.9% | 15.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 11% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Riverside
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Riverside; the nearest are
College town 34 of every 100 Riverside residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wyoming.
About Riverside
Town in Wyoming, United States
Riverside is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2020 census, Riverside had a population of 66.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 7,142 ft
- Area code
- 307
Questions about Riverside
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Riverside, WY a good place to live?
Riverside has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.