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The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 78° 30′ west of Greenwich with the parallel 37° 40′ north latitude, such origin being given the coordinates: x = 2,000,000′ and y = 0′.\n\n\t\t\tThe Virginia Coordinate System of 1927, South Zone, is a Lambert conformal projection of the Clarke spheroid of 1896, having standard parallels at north latitudes 36° 46′ and 37° 58′, along which parallels the scale shall be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 78° 30′ west of Greenwich with the parallel 36° 20′ north latitude, such origin being given the coordinates: x = 2,000,000′ and y = 0′.\n\nB\n\nFor purposes of more precisely defining the Virginia Coordinate System of 1983, the following definition by the National Ocean Service\/National Geodetic Survey is adopted:\n\t\t\tThe Virginia Coordinate System of 1983, North Zone, is a Lambert conformal conic projection based on the North American Datum of 1983, having standard parallels at north latitudes 38° 02′ and 39° 12′, along which parallels the scale shall be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 78° 30′ west of Greenwich and the parallel 37° 40′ north latitude, such origin being given the coordinates: x = 3,500,000 meters and y = 2,000,000 meters.\n\n\t\t\tThe Virginia Coordinate System of 1983, South Zone, is a Lambert conformal conic projection based on the North American Datum of 1983, having standard parallels at north latitudes 36° 46′ and 37° 58′, along which parallels the scale shall be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 78° 30′ west of Greenwich and the parallel 36° 20′ north latitude, such origin being given the coordinates: x = 3,500,000 meters and y = 1,000,000 meters.\n\nC\n\nFor purposes of more precisely defining the Virginia Coordinate System of 2022, the following definition by the National Ocean Service\/National Geodetic Survey is adopted:\n\t\t\tThe Virginia Coordinate System of 2022, North Zone, is a Lambert conformal conic, one parallel projection based on the North American Terrestrial Reference Frame of 2022, having one standard parallel at north latitude 38° 36′, along which parallel the scale shall be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 78° 15′ west of Greenwich and the parallel 38° 36′ north latitude, such origin being given the coordinates: x = 457,200 meters and y = 190,500 meters.\n\n\t\t\tThe Virginia Coordinate System of 2022, South Zone, is a Lambert conformal conic, one parallel projection based on the North American Terrestrial Reference Frame of 2022, having one standard parallel at north latitude 37° 21′, along which parallel the scale shall be 0.999990. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 79° 30′ west of Greenwich and the parallel 37° 21′ north latitude, such origin being given the coordinates: x = 685,800 meters and y = 190,500 meters.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1287367,"text":"For purposes of more precisely defining the Virginia Coordinate System of 1927, the following definition by the National Ocean Service\/National Geodetic Survey is adopted:\n\t\t\tThe Virginia Coordinate System of 1927, North Zone, is a Lambert conformal projection of the Clarke spheroid of 1896, having standard parallels at north latitudes 38° 02′ and 39° 12′, along which parallels the scale shall be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 78° 30′ west of Greenwich with the parallel 37° 40′ north latitude, such origin being given the coordinates: x = 2,000,000′ and y = 0′.\t\t\tThe Virginia Coordinate System of 1927, South Zone, is a Lambert conformal projection of the Clarke spheroid of 1896, having standard parallels at north latitudes 36° 46′ and 37° 58′, along which parallels the scale shall be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 78° 30′ west of Greenwich with the parallel 36° 20′ north latitude, such origin being given the coordinates: x = 2,000,000′ and y = 0′.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1287368,"text":"For purposes of more precisely defining the Virginia Coordinate System of 1983, the following definition by the National Ocean Service\/National Geodetic Survey is adopted:\n\t\t\tThe Virginia Coordinate System of 1983, North Zone, is a Lambert conformal conic projection based on the North American Datum of 1983, having standard parallels at north latitudes 38° 02′ and 39° 12′, along which parallels the scale shall be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 78° 30′ west of Greenwich and the parallel 37° 40′ north latitude, such origin being given the coordinates: x = 3,500,000 meters and y = 2,000,000 meters.\t\t\tThe Virginia Coordinate System of 1983, South Zone, is a Lambert conformal conic projection based on the North American Datum of 1983, having standard parallels at north latitudes 36° 46′ and 37° 58′, along which parallels the scale shall be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 78° 30′ west of Greenwich and the parallel 36° 20′ north latitude, such origin being given the coordinates: x = 3,500,000 meters and y = 1,000,000 meters.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":1287369,"text":"For purposes of more precisely defining the Virginia Coordinate System of 2022, the following definition by the National Ocean Service\/National Geodetic Survey is adopted:\n\t\t\tThe Virginia Coordinate System of 2022, North Zone, is a Lambert conformal conic, one parallel projection based on the North American Terrestrial Reference Frame of 2022, having one standard parallel at north latitude 38° 36′, along which parallel the scale shall be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 78° 15′ west of Greenwich and the parallel 38° 36′ north latitude, such origin being given the coordinates: x = 457,200 meters and y = 190,500 meters.\t\t\tThe Virginia Coordinate System of 2022, South Zone, is a Lambert conformal conic, one parallel projection based on the North American Terrestrial Reference Frame of 2022, having one standard parallel at north latitude 37° 21′, along which parallel the scale shall be 0.999990. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 79° 30′ west of Greenwich and the parallel 37° 21′ north latitude, such origin being given the coordinates: x = 685,800 meters and y = 190,500 meters.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":49583,"edition_id":2,"name":"Virginia Coordinate Systems","identifier":"6","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":5,"parent_id":49571,"metadata":{"child_laws":11,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:11:50","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:26:44","permalink":{"id":1370269,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":49583,"identifier":"6","token":"1\/6","url":"\/1\/6\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":49571,"edition_id":2,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":122,"child_structures":12},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:11:27","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:26:43","permalink":{"id":1369801,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":49571,"identifier":"1","token":"1","url":"\/1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":345300,"structure_id":49583,"section_number":"1-600","catch_line":"(For contingent effective date, see Acts 2025, cc. 91 and 109, cl. 2) Virginia coordinate systems designated","url":"\/1-600\/","token":"1\/6\/1-600","metadata":false},{"id":345301,"structure_id":49583,"section_number":"1-601","catch_line":"(For contingent effective date, see Acts 2025, cc. 91 and 109, cl. 2) North and South Zones","url":"\/1-601\/","token":"1\/6\/1-601","metadata":false},{"id":345302,"structure_id":49583,"section_number":"1-602","catch_line":"(For contingent effective date, see Acts 2025, cc. 91 and 109, cl. 2) Designation of systems in land description","url":"\/1-602\/","token":"1\/6\/1-602","metadata":false},{"id":345303,"structure_id":49583,"section_number":"1-603","catch_line":"(For contingent effective date, see Acts 2025, cc. 91 and 109, cl. 2) Plane coordinates used in systems","url":"\/1-603\/","token":"1\/6\/1-603","metadata":false},{"id":345304,"structure_id":49583,"section_number":"1-604","catch_line":"Tract of land lying in both coordinate zones","url":"\/1-604\/","token":"1\/6\/1-604","metadata":false},{"id":345305,"structure_id":49583,"section_number":"1-605","catch_line":"(For contingent effective date, see Acts 2025, cc. 91 and 109, cl. 2) Definition of systems by National Ocean Service\/National Geodetic Survey; adopted","url":"\/1-605\/","token":"1\/6\/1-605","metadata":false},{"id":345306,"structure_id":49583,"section_number":"1-606","catch_line":"(For contingent expiration date, see Acts 2025, cc. 91 and 109, cl. 2) Position of systems","url":"\/1-606\/","token":"1\/6\/1-606","metadata":false},{"id":345307,"structure_id":49583,"section_number":"1-607","catch_line":"Limitation on use of systems","url":"\/1-607\/","token":"1\/6\/1-607","metadata":false},{"id":345308,"structure_id":49583,"section_number":"1-608","catch_line":"(For contingent effective date, see Acts 2025, cc. 91 and 109, cl. 2) Limitation on use of name of systems","url":"\/1-608\/","token":"1\/6\/1-608","metadata":false},{"id":345309,"structure_id":49583,"section_number":"1-609","catch_line":"Use of system not compulsory","url":"\/1-609\/","token":"1\/6\/1-609","metadata":false},{"id":345310,"structure_id":49583,"section_number":"1-610","catch_line":"Old Dominion University designated as administrative agency","url":"\/1-610\/","token":"1\/6\/1-610","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":345304,"structure_id":49583,"section_number":"1-604","catch_line":"Tract of land lying in both coordinate zones","url":"\/1-604\/","token":"1\/6\/1-604","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":345306,"structure_id":49583,"section_number":"1-606","catch_line":"(For contingent expiration date, see Acts 2025, cc. 91 and 109, cl. 2) Position of systems","url":"\/1-606\/","token":"1\/6\/1-606","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/1-605\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1984, chapter 726; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>; in 2025, chapters 91<\/a> and 109<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1370291,"object_type":"law","relational_id":345305,"identifier":"1-605","token":"1\/6\/1-605","url":"\/1-605\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/1-605\/","token":"1\/6\/1-605","dublin_core":{"Title":"(For contingent effective date, see Acts 2025, cc. 91 and 109, cl. 2) Definition of systems by National Ocean Service\/National Geodetic Survey; adopted","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 1-605","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> For purposes of more precisely defining the Virginia Coordinate System of 1927, the following definition by the National Ocean Service\/National Geodetic Survey is adopted:\n\t\t\tThe Virginia Coordinate System of 1927, North Zone, is a Lambert conformal projection of the Clarke spheroid of 1896, having standard parallels at north latitudes 38° 02′ and 39° 12′, along which parallels the scale shall be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 78° 30′ west of Greenwich with the parallel 37° 40′ north latitude, such origin being given the coordinates: x = 2,000,000′ and y = 0′.

\t\t\tThe Virginia Coordinate System of 1927, South Zone, is a Lambert conformal projection of the Clarke spheroid of 1896, having standard parallels at north latitudes 36° 46′ and 37° 58′, along which parallels the scale shall be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 78° 30′ west of Greenwich with the parallel 36° 20′ north latitude, such origin being given the coordinates: x = 2,000,000′ and y = 0′. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> For purposes of more precisely defining the Virginia Coordinate System of 1983, the following definition by the National Ocean Service\/National Geodetic Survey is adopted:\n\t\t\tThe Virginia Coordinate System of 1983, North Zone, is a Lambert conformal conic projection based on the North American Datum of 1983, having standard parallels at north latitudes 38° 02′ and 39° 12′, along which parallels the scale shall be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 78° 30′ west of Greenwich and the parallel 37° 40′ north latitude, such origin being given the coordinates: x = 3,500,000 meters and y = 2,000,000 meters.

\t\t\tThe Virginia Coordinate System of 1983, South Zone, is a Lambert conformal conic projection based on the North American Datum of 1983, having standard parallels at north latitudes 36° 46′ and 37° 58′, along which parallels the scale shall be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 78° 30′ west of Greenwich and the parallel 36° 20′ north latitude, such origin being given the coordinates: x = 3,500,000 meters and y = 1,000,000 meters. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> For purposes of more precisely defining the Virginia Coordinate System of 2022, the following definition by the National Ocean Service\/National Geodetic Survey is adopted:\n\t\t\tThe Virginia Coordinate System of 2022, North Zone, is a Lambert conformal conic, one parallel projection based on the North American Terrestrial Reference Frame of 2022, having one standard parallel at north latitude 38° 36′, along which parallel the scale shall be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 78° 15′ west of Greenwich and the parallel 38° 36′ north latitude, such origin being given the coordinates: x = 457,200 meters and y = 190,500 meters.

\t\t\tThe Virginia Coordinate System of 2022, South Zone, is a Lambert conformal conic, one parallel projection based on the North American Terrestrial Reference Frame of 2022, having one standard parallel at north latitude 37° 21′, along which parallel the scale shall be 0.999990. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 79° 30′ west of Greenwich and the parallel 37° 21′ north latitude, such origin being given the coordinates: x = 685,800 meters and y = 190,500 meters. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(FOR CONTINGENT EFFECTIVE DATE, SEE ACTS 2025, CC. 91 AND 109, CL. 2) DEFINITION\nOF SYSTEMS BY NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE\/NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY; ADOPTED (\u00a7\n1-605)\n\nA. For purposes of more precisely defining the Virginia Coordinate System of\n1927, the following definition by the National Ocean Service\/National Geodetic\nSurvey is adopted:\n\t\t\tThe Virginia Coordinate System of 1927, North Zone, is a Lambert conformal\nprojection of the Clarke spheroid of 1896, having standard parallels at north\nlatitudes 38° 02′ and 39° 12′, along which parallels the\nscale shall be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the\nmeridian 78° 30′ west of Greenwich with the parallel 37°\n40′ north latitude, such origin being given the coordinates: x =\n2,000,000′ and y = 0′.\t\t\tThe Virginia Coordinate System of 1927,\nSouth Zone, is a Lambert conformal projection of the Clarke spheroid of 1896,\nhaving standard parallels at north latitudes 36° 46′ and 37°\n58′, along which parallels the scale shall be exact. The origin of\ncoordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 78° 30′ west of\nGreenwich with the parallel 36° 20′ north latitude, such origin being\ngiven the coordinates: x = 2,000,000′ and y = 0′.\n\nB. For purposes of more precisely defining the Virginia Coordinate System of\n1983, the following definition by the National Ocean Service\/National Geodetic\nSurvey is adopted:\n\t\t\tThe Virginia Coordinate System of 1983, North Zone, is a Lambert conformal\nconic projection based on the North American Datum of 1983, having standard\nparallels at north latitudes 38° 02′ and 39° 12′, along\nwhich parallels the scale shall be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the\nintersection of the meridian 78° 30′ west of Greenwich and the\nparallel 37° 40′ north latitude, such origin being given the\ncoordinates: x = 3,500,000 meters and y = 2,000,000 meters.\t\t\tThe Virginia\nCoordinate System of 1983, South Zone, is a Lambert conformal conic projection\nbased on the North American Datum of 1983, having standard parallels at north\nlatitudes 36° 46′ and 37° 58′, along which parallels the\nscale shall be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the\nmeridian 78° 30′ west of Greenwich and the parallel 36°\n20′ north latitude, such origin being given the coordinates: x = 3,500,000\nmeters and y = 1,000,000 meters.\n\nC. For purposes of more precisely defining the Virginia Coordinate System of\n2022, the following definition by the National Ocean Service\/National Geodetic\nSurvey is adopted:\n\t\t\tThe Virginia Coordinate System of 2022, North Zone, is a Lambert conformal\nconic, one parallel projection based on the North American Terrestrial Reference\nFrame of 2022, having one standard parallel at north latitude 38°\n36′, along which parallel the scale shall be exact. The origin of\ncoordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 78° 15′ west of\nGreenwich and the parallel 38° 36′ north latitude, such origin being\ngiven the coordinates: x = 457,200 meters and y = 190,500 meters.\t\t\tThe Virginia\nCoordinate System of 2022, South Zone, is a Lambert conformal conic, one\nparallel projection based on the North American Terrestrial Reference Frame of\n2022, having one standard parallel at north latitude 37° 21′, along\nwhich parallel the scale shall be 0.999990. The origin of coordinates is at the\nintersection of the meridian 79° 30′ west of Greenwich and the\nparallel 37° 21′ north latitude, such origin being given the\ncoordinates: x = 685,800 meters and y = 190,500 meters.\n\nHISTORY: 1946, p. 167; Michie Suppl. 1946, \u00a7 2849(5); Code 1950, \u00a7 55-292;\n1984, c. 726; 2019, c. 712; 2025, cc. 91, 109.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}