Ringgold, Virginia

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Ringgold (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°36′29″N79°17′43″W / 36.60806°N 79.29528°W / 36.60806; -79.29528
Country United States
State Virginia
County Pittsylvania
Elevation
574 ft (175 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1499962 [1]

Ringgold is an unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County in the U.S. state of Virginia with a postal zip code 24586. The local high school is Dan River High School.

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 touches the southern border of Virginia and North Carolina.

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