Welcome to Riverdale ...

The city of Riverdale is located in Clayton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riverdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Riverdale has a population of 15,637 people<2> (see below for details).

Riverdale is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Riverdale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Riverdale (for example, toward Ranburne (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Riverdale: (470)<4>, (678) and (770)

The ZIP codes for Riverdale: 30274, 30296<5>

Websites for Riverdale ...

Official Website: www.cityofriverdale.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Riverdale had an population of 15,637 people. This is an increase of 3.32% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Riverdale had a population of 15,134 people (or 5.83% of the total population of Clayton County). This makes Riverdale the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Riverdale represents 0.16% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 55th most populous community.

More information can be found on the Census Page for Riverdale.

Communities Also Named Riverdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Riverdale: This one is located in Clayton County and the other is located in Dougherty County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 71 communities that are also named Riverdale - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Idaho (3), Illinois (4), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Massachusetts (4), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador (2), North Carolina (2), North Dakota (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Ontario (3), Oregon (2), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (5), Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia (6) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Riverdale.

Communities near Riverdale ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Riverdale.

• Atlanta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <6>
• South Fulton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
  • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
• Stonecrest
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
  • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
• Peachtree City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree City
  • Peachtree City is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachtree City <6>
• East Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
  • East Point is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Point <6>
• Stockbridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
  • Stockbridge is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockbridge <6>
• Stockbridge North
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge North have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
  • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
• McDonough
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonough have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
  • McDonough is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonough <6>
• Pontevedra
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontevedra have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
  • Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
• Decatur
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Riverdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riverdale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Riverdale. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverdale.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverdale. See our Newspapers Page for Riverdale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riverdale ...

Looking for more information about Riverdale? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Riverdale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Riverdale.

Adding Riverdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Riverdale in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Riverdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Riverdale post office opened in 1888.

We also found Riverdale on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riverdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Riverdale: www.cityofriverdale.com/

The official website for Clayton County: www.co.clayton.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/