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