| Riverdale, Halifax County, Virginia | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Virginia#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Riverdale |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Virginia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Halifax |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 21.5 |
| Area Land Km2: | 21.1 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.4 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 956 |
| Population Density Km2: | 45.3 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 406 |
| Coordinates: | 36.6814°N -78.8983°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 24592 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 51-67352 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2584910 |
Riverdale is a census-designated place in Halifax County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 956.[1]
Riverdale is located in south-central Halifax County on the south side of the Dan River, an east-flowing tributary of the Roanoke River. The community is bordered to the north by the town of South Boston, the largest town in the county.
Three U.S. highways pass through Riverdale. U.S. Routes 58 and 360 enter Riverdale together from the west, leading to Danville. The two highways cross U.S. Route 501 at what used to be the center of Riverdale but has since been annexed by the town of South Boston. US 501 leads north through South Boston towards Lynchburg, away, while to the south the highway leads to Durham, North Carolina. US 58 and 360 split in the eastern part of Riverdale, with US 360 leading northeast to Keysville and US 58 leading east to South Hill.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Riverdale CDP has a total area of 21.5sqkm, of which 21.1sqkm are land and 0.4sqkm, or 1.86%, are water.[1]