South Riding, Virginia

About South Riding

Set in the northern part of Virginia, South Riding is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, South Riding is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 6.84 square miles.

📰 South Riding News Today

• Three homes damaged in South Riding fire WUSA9 · Aug 18
• Motorcyclist killed in South Riding | Accidents - Loudoun Times-Mirror Loudoun Times-Mirror · Jun 26
• South Riding Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• The Team Who Powers Target's South Riding, Virginia, Store Target Corporation · Nov 18
• LCSO Seeks Additional Victims Related to Arrest of South Riding Man Loudoun County Sheriff's Office (.gov) · Dec 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes South Riding Unique

• The only place in America named South Riding — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in South Riding

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in South Riding

• Bonchon Chicken — chicken
• Foster's Grille — american
• Los Toltecos — mexican
• Mehak Indian Restaurant — indian
• Mi Azteca — mexican
• Peri Peri Original — portuguese
• Sense of Thai — thai
• Silver Diner — american
• Social House Kitchen & Tap — american
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Amazing Farm Fun · Theme park
• Castle Slide · Attraction
• Cox Farms · Theme park
• Cox Mountain Slide · Attraction
• Dino Slide · Attraction
• Rope Swing · Attraction
• Volcano Slide · Attraction
• Combine Slide · Attraction
• Cornundrum · Attraction
• Cowabunga Slide · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in South Riding

• Amberlea Park reviews ★
• Designated Wildflower Zone · Garden reviews ★
• Dunvegan Park reviews ★
• Eastgate Park reviews ★
• Elk Lick Park reviews ★
• Highland Hills Park reviews ★
• Mountain Road District Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Preserve reviews ★
• South Riding Pavillion reviews ★
• Town Green reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in South Riding

• Freedom High
• Hutchison Farm Elementary
• Liberty Elementary
• Little River Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of South Riding

🏘️ Nearby Communities