Riverside is a neighborhood/section and census-designated place

Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 in the town of Greenwich

Greenwich, Connecticut

Greenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 61,171. It is home to many hedge funds and other financial service companies. Greenwich is the southernmost and westernmost municipality in Connecticut and is 38+ minutes ...

 in Fairfield County

Fairfield County, Connecticut

Fairfield County is a county located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The county population is 916,829 according to the 2010 Census. There are currently 1,465 people per square mile in the county. It is the most populous county in the State of Connecticut and contains...

, Connecticut

Connecticut

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, United States

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. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 8,416.

The town of Greenwich has one political body, but consists of several distinct sections with their own mailing addresses and ZIP codes, such as Byram, Cos Cob

Cos Cob, Connecticut

Cos Cob is a neighborhood and census-designated place in the town of Greenwich, Connecticut. It is located at 41.033 north, 73.6 west, on the Connecticut shoreline in southern Fairfield County. It had a population of 6,770 at the 2010 census....

, Glenville, Mianus, Old Greenwich, Riverside, and Greenwich

Greenwich, Connecticut

Greenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 61,171. It is home to many hedge funds and other financial service companies. Greenwich is the southernmost and westernmost municipality in Connecticut and is 38+ minutes ...

 (sometimes referred to as Greenwich proper, central, or downtown Greenwich).

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, at 200 Riverside Avenue in Riverside, has held its "Fair for All" since 1942. Money raised goes directly to local charities.

Well-known residents of Riverside include Lara Spencer

Lara Spencer

Lara Spencer is the lifestyle anchor for Good Morning America. She is also a correspondent for Nightline and ABC News. Previously, she was the host of the syndicated television newsmagazine The Insider and was a regular contributor to CBS's The Early Show...

, host of The Insider television news magazine, and Lois Darling

Lois Darling

Lois MacIntyre Darling was an author, illustrator and researcher. She was an accomplished yachtswoman.-Biography:Lois MacIntyre was born in 15 August 1917 in New York and grew up around Riverside, Connecticut. MacIntyre's father, Malcolm, was a mechanical engineer whilst her mother Grace was a...

, an author, illustrator and researcher. Gold Medal ice skater Dorothy Hamill

Dorothy Hamill

Dorothy Stuart Hamill is an American figure skater. She is the 1976 Olympic champion in Ladies' Singles and 1976 World Champion.-Early life:...

 also grew up in Riverside. Riverside is also home to Frank and Kathie Lee Gifford.

The neighborhood is served by the Riverside Railroad Station

Riverside (Metro-North station)

The Riverside Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of the Riverside area of Greenwich, Connecticut via the New Haven Line.The station is 30.2 miles from Grand Central Terminal. The station has 324 parking spaces, 307 owned by the state...

 on the Metro-North line, although some residents are closer to the Old Greenwich Train Station.

Interstate 95

Interstate 95

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 cuts through the neighborhood.

Riverside has two sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places:

• Riverside Avenue Bridge, Riverside Avenue over railroad tracks; built in 1894; listed in 1977
• Samuel Ferris House
  Samuel Ferris House
  The Samuel Ferris House in Greenwich, Connecticut is a historic Colonial house that is unusual for its survival on the Boston Post Road in Greenwich. It is also locally significant "for its long continuous association with the Ferris family, early settlers of this section of Old Greenwich." The...
  
  , Cary Road; built in about 1760; listed in 1989