430 miles by 200
It is about 430 miles long and 200 miles wide. It runs from the Atlantic coast and Chesapeake Bay in the east to the Appalachian Mountains in the west.
How it compares
- 27.7×the size of Rhode Island, the smallest state
- ≈ 1×about the same size as Tennessee
- ≈ 1×about the same size as Ohio
- 6.4%of the area of Alaska, the largest state
- 158×the size of the Little Giant Fire
- 27.4 millionacres
- 20.7 millionAmerican football fields
- 15.5 millionsoccer pitches
- 32,475×the size of Central Park
- 225,350×the size of Vatican City
- 12.3×the size of Yellowstone National Park
- 224×the size of Lake Tahoe
- 5.1%of the area of Greenland
- 156×the size of Anglesey
- 194×the size of the Isle of Man
Questions people ask
How many square miles is Virginia?
42,775 square miles (110,787 km²), 39,490 of them land.
Is Virginia bigger than West Virginia?
Yes. It is about 1.8 times the size of West Virginia.
Where does Virginia rank by size?
35th of the 50 states by total area, and 36th by land area.
How long is Virginia?
About 430 miles (692 km) long and 200 miles (322 km) wide.
How big is Virginia compared to Texas?
About 16% of the size of Texas.
Where the numbers come from
Official figure: 42,775 square miles in all, 39,490 of them land, per the US Census Bureau. Outline: US Census Bureau (source), licence: Public domain.