Ringgold, Virginia

Ringgold, Virginia

Ringgold is an unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County in the U.S. state of Virginia with a postal zip code 24586.

The community was named after Maj. Samuel Ringgold, a hero of the Battle of Palo Alto in the U.S.-Mexican War.

Ringgold lies twenty minutes' drive away from Danville, Virginia. Southern Ringgold actually touches the southern border of Virginia and North Carolina.

Ringgold contains three public schools:
*Kentuck Elementary
*Dan River Middle
*Dan River High


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