Ridgeville is a town in Etowah County, Alabama, United States.

[4] It is 9 miles (14 km) by road northwest of Gadsden, the county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.81 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the town was 79.11% Black or African American, 18.99% White and 1.90% from two or more races.

About 45.3% of families and 46.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 57.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 55.6% of those 65 or over.