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Virginia maps: printable and free

5 free maps of Virginia: high-resolution PNG (300 dpi) and PDF for US Letter or A4.

PDF = US Letter; A4 for other countries. Tap a map to view it full size. Free for personal, school and commercial use.

Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

1. Virginia blank outline map

The state border only, with a scale bar. Good for labeling, coloring and tracing.

Blank outline map of Virginia with no labels: about 459 miles wide and 202 miles tall, on a letter-size page.View full size
Blank outline map of Virginia with no labels: about 459 miles wide and 202 miles tall, on a letter-size page.
PNG (3,233 × 2,438, 64 KB)PDF, US Letter (24 KB)PDF, A4 (25 KB)

2. Virginia county map

All 133 county-level areas: 95 counties and 38 independent cities, outlined without names.

Map of Virginia showing the borders of its 133 county-level areas, without names.View full size
Map of Virginia showing the borders of its 133 county-level areas, without names.
PNG (3,233 × 2,438, 160 KB)PDF, US Letter (114 KB)PDF, A4 (119 KB)

3. Virginia labeled county map

The same 133 county-level areas, each named. Names that don't fit inside a small area sit just outside, joined by a short line.

Map of Virginia's 95 counties and 38 independent cities with each name printed inside its border, including Pittsylvania County, the largest by land area.View full size
Map of Virginia's 95 counties and 38 independent cities with each name printed inside its border, including Pittsylvania County, the largest by land area.
PNG (3,233 × 2,438, 238 KB)PDF, US Letter (129 KB)PDF, A4 (134 KB)

4. Virginia map with major cities

23 cities, chosen by 2024 Census population and spaced so no labels overlap. The capital is marked with a star.

Map of Virginia with 23 major cities marked and labeled, including Richmond (capital), Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and Norfolk.View full size
Map of Virginia with 23 major cities marked and labeled, including Richmond (capital), Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and Norfolk.
PNG (3,233 × 2,438, 196 KB)PDF, US Letter (133 KB)PDF, A4 (139 KB)

5. Virginia elevation map

USGS 3DEP elevation as color plus hillshade. Legend in feet with meters underneath; the low point is sea level, so it has no marker, a star the capital.

Shaded-relief elevation map of Virginia, colored from green lowlands to brown and white high ground, marking Mount Rogers (5,711 ft, highest) and Richmond, with a legend in feet and meters.View full size
Shaded-relief elevation map of Virginia, colored from green lowlands to brown and white high ground, marking Mount Rogers (5,711 ft, highest) and Richmond, with a legend in feet and meters.
PNG (3,233 × 2,438, 1.2 MB)PDF, US Letter (447 KB)PDF, A4 (532 KB)

Virginia: shape, counties and terrain

Virginia spans about 459 miles from east to west and 202 miles from north to south, with 39,481 square miles of land. Its outline is irregular: the state fills only 43% of the box drawn around it on the map. The Census boundary file draws it as 14 separate land areas, 2 of them larger than 100 square miles.

Virginia has 133 county-level areas: 95 counties and 38 independent cities. The largest by land area is Pittsylvania County (969 sq mi) and the smallest is Falls Church city (2 sq mi). The capital, Richmond, sits at 213 ft downtown (USGS).

Elevation runs from sea level along the Atlantic Ocean to 5,711 ft (1,741 m) at Mount Rogers in Grayson-Smyth County, a range of 5,711 ft. The sampled average is about 1,036 ft.

On the relief map's elevation grid, 2% of the state lies below 0 ft, 82% between 0 and 2,000 ft and 16% between 2,000 and 4,000 ft and under 1% above 4,000 ft. Split from west to east into thirds, the western third averages 2,245 ft, the central third 1,145 ft and the eastern third 181 ft, so the land is highest in the western third and lowest in the eastern third.

More figures, with sources: Virginia elevation: highest, lowest and average points.

How teachers and students can use these maps

  • Blank map: label Richmond, the capital, and the largest cities, then check them against the cities map. Older students can draw in rivers or mountain ranges from an atlas.
  • County map: find your own county among the 133. The labeled version works as an answer key; the blank one as a quiz.
  • Cities map: Richmond to Blacksburg is about 164 miles in a straight line. Measure it with the scale bar and see how close you get.
  • Elevation map: find Mount Rogers (5,711 ft) and the coast, at sea level, and work out the difference: 5,711 ft. Then use the legend to estimate the elevation of your town and check it with our elevation tool.
  • Printing: each map has a US Letter PDF and an A4 PDF. The PDFs are vector files, so lines and labels stay sharp at any size. The outline maps use very little ink in black and white.

License: free to use

These maps are free for personal, school and commercial use. Print them, copy them, change them, and use them in worksheets, slides, books, apps or websites. No permission or fee is needed. A credit is appreciated: Map: MyCurrentElevation.org.

The data behind them (US Census Bureau boundaries and population, USGS elevation) is in the public domain. Inter, the typeface on the maps, is licensed under the SIL Open Font License.

Sources

How each number is produced: methodology and data sources.

Other states and the US map: all printable maps · Virginia elevation

Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

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