The neighborhood is contained in a narrow strip of land along the Ohio River on the city's west side, between Sayler Park and Sedamsville.

Predominately industrial, the neighborhood has few residential areas, with a population of 1,257 at the 2020 census.

[1] According to the U.S. Census American Community Survey, for the period 2016-2020 the estimated median annual income for a household in the neighborhood was $45,714.

It also has railroad tracks going through and is the main way trains get from the west to Cincinnati.

Riverside is also home to the historic Anderson Ferry that was established in 1817.