Riverdale Virginia Map

About Riverdale, Virginia

Riverdale is a locality in Halifax County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 949. The population density is 45.1 people per km². Riverdale is located at 36.6748°N, 78.8940°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 24014, 23324, 23851.

Riverdale anchors itself upon the fertile, red-clay expanse of the Piedmont, where the Dan River traces a slow, deliberate curve through the landscape. It lies 28.3 miles east-northeast of Danville, VA (from Danville, VA: bearing 76°T), and is situated 0.8 miles south of South Boston. The earth here possesses a deep, oxidized hue, turning a burnished copper under the late afternoon sun as the air cools across the open fields. Only a mile away, the quiet perimeter of Unknown Park offers a sanctuary of dense hardwood and shadow, while the surface of Gilliam Pond, three miles distant, catches the pale, lingering light of dusk like a sliver of hammered silver. Though the Appalachian Mountains remain a distant, hazy indigo smudge on the western horizon, the immediate topography remains defined by the rhythmic rise and fall of the terrain, a land of steady, terrestrial quietude.

Riverdale traces its lineage through the quiet industry of the interior, where the echoes of tobacco cultivation have gradually surrendered to the modern requirements of regional commerce and logistics. The economic pulse of the locality reflects a shift toward technical services, yet the architecture of the older streets maintains a stubborn, dignified adherence to the regional vernacular. Residents navigate their days with a measured pace, often passing the long, sun-drenched facades of buildings that have witnessed generations of seasonal change. Life in Riverdale continues with a predictable, grounded grace, defined by the seasonal cooling of the soil and the persistent, unhurried flow of the Dan River as it moves toward its eventual destination.

About This Riverdale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Riverdale, Virginia. Coordinates: 36.674848, -78.894011. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Riverdale includes the ZIP code (24014, 23324, 23851), telephone area code (804, 276), county seat of Halifax County (Halifax), and school district assignment (Halifax County Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.