Virginia

Our Virginia coverage spans 47 communities with a combined population of about 3,036,322 people. The Old Dominion is rich in colonial history with diverse landscapes from coast to mountains. The most populous community is Virginia Beach, with about 456,349 residents in Virginia Beach County, and it has an interactive street, satellite and topographic map. Chesapeake (252,583) and Norfolk (233,596) follow. The state capital, Richmond, sits in Richmond County.

Virginia has 133 counties with dedicated boundary maps and American Community Survey statistics on GIS Map. Fairfax County is the most populous, with about 1,147,837 residents. The highest median household income belongs to Loudoun County at $181,765. Home values peak in Falls Church city, where the median owner-occupied home is worth about $1,055,600. By land area, Pittsylvania County is the largest at roughly 969 square miles. The youngest population, with a median age of 22.6, is found in Lexington city. Among mapped cities with at least 10,000 residents, McLean reports the highest median household income at $250,001. All figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates.

Virginia's mapped cities sit at a wide range of elevations. Galax is the highest at about 2,365 feet above sea level, while Chesapeake is the lowest at about 1 feet. Every mapped city observes Eastern Time. According to the USDA U.S. General Soil Map, Ultisols are the dominant soil order beneath 28 of the mapped city centers. Federal records list 31 government-owned and 310 leased properties in these cities, the most in Alexandria. City maps let you switch on FEMA flood zones, USGS contours and land cover layers.

There are 184 ZIP code tabulation areas in Virginia with dedicated pages. The most populated one has about 81,588 residents. The runner-up counts roughly 75,061 people. The densest packs about 21,950 people per square mile. Every page includes drawing and measuring tools plus a click-anywhere inspector that reports the county, ZIP, census tract, school district, flood zone and elevation of any point.