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Welcome to Ridgewood ...

Ridgewood is located in Madison County<1>.

Ridgewood is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ridgewood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Ridgewood (for example, toward Trenton (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Ridgewood: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Ridgewood ...

While we believe that this Ridgewood is located in Madison County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Ridgewood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Jefferson and Pike County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 42 communities that are also named Ridgewood - they are located in California, Colorado, Connecticut (2), Delaware, Florida (4), Georgia (4), Illinois (2), Indiana, Louisiana (2), Maryland, New Jersey, New York (3), North Carolina (4), Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (3), Tennessee (3) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ridgewood.

Communities near Ridgewood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ridgewood.

  • Huntsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Madison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • New Hope
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Owens' Cross Roads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Triana
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Triana is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Grant
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Gurley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Woodville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Groves
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
  • Paint Rock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ridgewood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ridgewood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ridgewood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ridgewood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridgewood. See our Newspapers Page for Ridgewood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridgewood ...

Looking for more information about Ridgewood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ridgewood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ridgewood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ridgewood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Ridgewood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Ridgewood area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.