DEMOGRAPHICS /  AT A GLANCE

Total Area
42,769 square miles

Land Area
39,598 square miles

Water Area
3,171 square miles

Coastline
112 miles

Shoreline
3,315 miles

Topography
Mountain and valley region in the west, rolling piedmont plateau, and tidewater or coastal plain

Area Codes
276, 434, 540, 571, 703, and 804

Statehood
June 25, 1788

State Capital
Richmond

State Motto
Sic Semper Tyrannis (Thus Always to Tyrants)

State Song
“Carry Me Back to Old Virginia”

State Bird
Cardinal

State Tree
Dogwood (cornus florida)

State Flower
Flowering Dogwood

State Nickname          
The Old Dominion