# How big is Virginia?

Virginia covers 42,775 square miles (110,787 km²), 39,490 of them land. It is the 35th-biggest state.

- 42,775 square miles
- 110,787 km²
- 27.4 million acres
- 20.7 million football fields

Interactive map, to drop it on any town at its true size: https://how-big-is.com/virginia/

## 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](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Tennessee](https://how-big-is.com/tennessee/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Ohio](https://how-big-is.com/ohio/)
- 6.4% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 158× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 27.4 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 20.7 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 15.5 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 32,475× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 225,350× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 12.3× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 224× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 5.1% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 156× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 194× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/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 (https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/cartographic-boundary.html), licence: Public domain.

Credit: Map: how-big-is.com. Outline: US Census Bureau.