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Around Riverside
Distances
Nearest major airport
Denver International Airport (DEN)144 miles away
Closer regional airport
Yampa Valley Airport (HDN)55 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Denver, CO141 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Phoenix, AZ602 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Riverside; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Riverside had 66 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.
It’s the 170th largest of 192 towns in Wyoming by population.
Carbon County grew from 9,589 residents in 1900 to 14,537 in 2020.
Carbon County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 7°F. About 13.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Saratoga 4n, WY weather station (21 miles away).
Jobs in Carbon County
4,062 jobs at 500 businesses in Carbon County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Riverside.
Nearest hospitals
North Platte Valley Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Saratoga20.2 miles
Memorial Hospital of Carbon CountyCritical access hospital · emergency room · Rawlins47.2 miles
Uchealth Yampa Valley Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · Steamboat Springs51.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Mental health providers
2
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Riverside
Parks (2 nearby)
Grand View Park · 11 acres0.4 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Encampment Public Library0.7 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Grand Encampment Museum;Grand Encampment Museum Doc Culleton Building0.5 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Carbon County School District #2. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Encampment K-12 SchoolEncampment
K–12
120
Public
0.7 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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