Riverside, Connecticut
Riverside, Connecticut | |
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Riverside Avenue Bridge | |
Location in Fairfield County and the state of Connecticut. | |
| Country | United States |
| U.S. state | Connecticut |
| County | Fairfield |
| NECTA | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk |
| Region | Western CT |
| Town | Greenwich |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.23 sq mi (8.36 km2) |
| • Land | 2.42 sq mi (6.271 km2) |
| • Water | 0.81 sq mi (2.09 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,843 |
| • Density | 2,700/sq mi (1,100/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5:00 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4:00 (Eastern) |
| Area code(s) | 203 |
| FIPS code | 09-64530 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2631574 |
Riverside is a neighborhood/section in the town of Greenwich in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 8,843.
The town of Greenwich is one political and taxing body, but consists of several distinct sections or neighborhoods, such as Banksville, Byram, Cos Cob, Glenville, Mianus, Old Greenwich, Riverside, and Greenwich (sometimes referred to as central, or downtown, Greenwich). Of these neighborhoods, three (Cos Cob, Old Greenwich, and Riverside) have separate postal names and ZIP codes.