Riverdale Virginia Map

About Riverdale, Virginia

Riverdale is a locality in Chesapeake (city), Virginia, United States. Riverdale is located at 36.8099°N, 76.2474°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24592.

Riverdale breathes with the humid, salt-tinged air of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, a place where the land, a rich, dark loam, slopes gently towards the broad embrace of waterways that whisper of the sea. It lies 1.6 miles east-south-east of Chesapeake, VA (from Chesapeake, VA: bearing 113°T), and is situated 3.3 miles south-east of Norfolk. The landscape here is a quilt of verdant fields and stands of loblolly pine, their needles rustling like secrets in the breeze that carries the distant clang of industry and the cries of gulls. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-overcast sky, pools in shimmering, ephemeral patches on the quiet roads, illuminating the weathered clapboard of homes and the stoic, enduring presence of ancient oak trees. The air itself feels thick with the scent of damp earth and the faint, sweet perfume of honeysuckle, a pervasive aroma that clings to the very skin. This stretch of Riverdale, long shaped by the ebb and flow of tides and the currents of commerce, bears the marks of its maritime heritage and its agricultural roots. For generations, its economy was tethered to the bounty of the bay and the fertility of its soil, with fishing boats once a common sight and fields of corn and soybeans stretching towards the horizon. While that agrarian spirit still flickers, the hum of nearby shipyards and the clatter of cargo cranes now punctuate the quietude, a testament to its evolving role as a vital hub in the region's industrial landscape. Riverdale carries a history etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring resilience of its people and the quiet dignity of its weathered structures, a community that has learned to adapt and thrive amidst the changing tides of time.

About This Riverdale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Riverdale, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.80987, -76.247439. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Riverdale and Chesapeake (city).

Detailed location data for Riverdale includes the ZIP code (24014), telephone area code (804, 276), county seat of Chesapeake (city), and school district assignment (Halifax County Public Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Riverdale is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.