Riviera Beach is a coastal city of around 35,000 in central Palm Beach County, sitting directly north of West Palm Beach along the Intracoastal Waterway. The city's footprint covers the mainland working waterfront — including the Port of Palm Beach and the Rybovich superyacht yards — as well as the southern half of Singer Island across the Lake Worth Inlet.
Daily life is split between the mainland community along Broadway and Avenue E and the beach community on Singer Island, where the Ocean Mall, Phil Foster Park's snorkel reef, and the Sailfish Marina sit along Blue Heron Boulevard. The city's marina district has grown into one of the largest concentrations of yacht refit and repair work on the eastern seaboard.
Riviera Beach is served by the School District of Palm Beach County. The city has been steadily revitalizing its waterfront marina district while preserving the historic neighborhoods inland of Broadway, and remains a distinct identity from its larger southern neighbor.