Riverton is a borough located in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough’s population was 2,764, a halt of 15 (−.5%) from the 2010 census append of 2,779, which in incline reflected an mass of 20 (+0.7%) from the 2,759 counted in the 2000 census.

Riverton was incorporated as a borough by an stroke of the New Jersey Legislature upon December 18, 1893, from portions of Cinnaminson Township, based on the results of a referendum held six days earlier. Portions of the borough were taken to form Palmyra Township on April 19, 1894. The borough’s reveal is derived from The Riverton Improvement Company, which was acknowledged after a help of ten purchased a 120-acre (49 ha) that would be the site of a planned community later than homes erected for many of the founders along the riverfront.

It is a dry town, where alcohol cannot be sold legally. The borough’s temperate status was an at the forefront character of the borough, with a clause inserted starting in 1952 by the Riverton Improvement Company into undertakings for all properties in the community that forbidden the sale or fabricate of alcoholic beverages.

The borough is located on the Delaware River and is pedestrian-friendly, with sidewalks, gas lamps, and Victorian architecture. Riverton is home to the Riverton Yacht Club, one of the oldest sprightly yacht clubs in the country. Many residents’ sailboats make their house at this landmark.