Community - Virginia

Virginia is the nation's gateway to the South. Covering an area of 42,767 square miles, The Commonwealth is bordered by Washington D.C. and Maryland to the north, North Carolina and Tennessee to the south, the Atlantic Ocean to the east and West Virginia and Kentucky to the west.

Community

Chester
Chesterfield
Colonial Heights
Dinwiddie
Hopewell
Petersburg
Prince George
Surry
Sussex

Virginia Facts and Figures

Climate >

A mild to humid coastal climate is characteristic of Virginia.

Record high temperature: 110 degrees F (43 C) at Columbia on July 5, 1954.

Record low temperature: -29 degrees F (36 C) at Monterey on Feb. 10, 1899.

Average July temperature: 75 degrees F (24 C).

Average January temperature: 36 degrees F (2 C).

Average yearly precipitation: 43 inches (109 cm).

Flora & Fauna >

This is a short list of trees and animals that are native to Virginia:

Trees

• 12 varieties of oak
• 5 of pine
• 2 of walnut
• Locust, gum, maple, ash and poplar

Indigenous Mammals

• White-tailed deer
• Black bear
• Bobcat
• Woodchuck or Groundhog
• Raccoon
• Opossum
• Muskrat
• Skunk
  

More Information about Virginia >

Why is Virginia a Commonwealth? Learn more at the Secretary of the Commonwealth's Web site.

For information on the Symbols and Emblems of the Commonwealth, visit Virginia Online Legislature.

For more information about Virginia's trees and forests check out the Virginia Department of Forestry.

For more information on wildlife, contact the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.

For more information on Virginia's plants, animals, plant communities, and invasive species visit the Department of Conservation and Recreation

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