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Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Highland, King George, Loudoun, Madison, Orange, Page, Prince William, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren, and Westmoreland Counties and the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Harrisonburg, Manassas, Manassas Park, Staunton, Waynesboro, and Winchester.\n\t\tThe area now included in the following counties and cities shall constitute the South Zone: Accomack, Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Brunswick, Buchanan, Buckingham, Campbell, Carroll, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Craig, Cumberland, Dickenson, Dinwiddie, Essex, Floyd, Fluvanna, Franklin, Giles, Gloucester, Goochland, Grayson, Greensville, Halifax, Hanover, Henrico, Henry, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Lee, Louisa, Lunenburg, Mathews, Mecklenburg, Middlesex, Montgomery, Nelson, New Kent, Northampton, Northumberland, Nottoway, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Pulaski, Richmond, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, Wythe, and York Counties and the Cities of Bristol, Buena Vista, Charlottesville, Chesapeake, Colonial Heights, Covington, Danville, Emporia, Franklin, Galax, Hampton, Hopewell, Lexington, Lynchburg, Martinsville, Newport News, Norfolk, Norton, Petersburg, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Radford, Richmond, Roanoke, Salem, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":245470,"text":"For the purpose of the use of the Virginia Coordinate System of 1927, the Virginia Coordinate System of 1983, and the Virginia Coordinate System of 2022, the Commonwealth is divided into a “North Zone” and a “South Zone.”\n\t\tThe area now included in the following counties and cities shall constitute the North Zone: Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 2006, chapter 861<\/a>; in 2016, chapters 164<\/a> and 312<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>; in 2025, chapters 91<\/a> and 109<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":143273,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67768,"identifier":"1-601","token":"1\/6\/1-601","url":"\/1-601\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/1-601\/","token":"1\/6\/1-601","dublin_core":{"Title":"(For contingent effective date, see Acts 2025, cc. 91 and 109, cl. 2) North and South Zones","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 1-601","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

For the purpose of the use of the Virginia Coordinate System of 1927, the Virginia Coordinate System of 1983, and the Virginia Coordinate System of 2022, the Commonwealth is divided into a “North Zone” and a “South Zone.”\n\t\tThe area now included in the following counties and cities shall constitute the North Zone: Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Highland, King George, Loudoun, Madison, Orange, Page, Prince William, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren, and Westmoreland Counties and the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Harrisonburg, Manassas, Manassas Park, Staunton, Waynesboro, and Winchester.\n\t\tThe area now included in the following counties and cities shall constitute the South Zone: Accomack, Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Brunswick, Buchanan, Buckingham, Campbell, Carroll, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Craig, Cumberland, Dickenson, Dinwiddie, Essex, Floyd, Fluvanna, Franklin, Giles, Gloucester, Goochland, Grayson, Greensville, Halifax, Hanover, Henrico, Henry, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Lee, Louisa, Lunenburg, Mathews, Mecklenburg, Middlesex, Montgomery, Nelson, New Kent, Northampton, Northumberland, Nottoway, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Pulaski, Richmond, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, Wythe, and York Counties and the Cities of Bristol, Buena Vista, Charlottesville, Chesapeake, Colonial Heights, Covington, Danville, Emporia, Franklin, Galax, Hampton, Hopewell, Lexington, Lynchburg, Martinsville, Newport News, Norfolk, Norton, Petersburg, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Radford, Richmond, Roanoke, Salem, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(FOR CONTINGENT EFFECTIVE DATE, SEE ACTS 2025, CC. 91 AND 109, CL. 2) NORTH AND\nSOUTH ZONES (\u00a7 1-601)\n\nFor the purpose of the use of the Virginia Coordinate System of 1927, the\nVirginia Coordinate System of 1983, and the Virginia Coordinate System of 2022,\nthe Commonwealth is divided into a “North Zone” and a “South\nZone.”\n\t\tThe area now included in the following counties and cities shall constitute\nthe North Zone: Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax,\nFauquier, Frederick, Greene, Highland, King George, Loudoun, Madison, Orange,\nPage, Prince William, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania,\nStafford, Warren, and Westmoreland Counties and the Cities of Alexandria,\nFairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Harrisonburg, Manassas, Manassas Park,\nStaunton, Waynesboro, and Winchester.\n\t\tThe area now included in the following counties and cities shall constitute\nthe South Zone: Accomack, Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox,\nBedford, Bland, Botetourt, Brunswick, Buchanan, Buckingham, Campbell, Carroll,\nCharles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Craig, Cumberland, Dickenson, Dinwiddie,\nEssex, Floyd, Fluvanna, Franklin, Giles, Gloucester, Goochland, Grayson,\nGreensville, Halifax, Hanover, Henrico, Henry, Isle of Wight, James City, King\nand Queen, King William, Lancaster, Lee, Louisa, Lunenburg, Mathews,\nMecklenburg, Middlesex, Montgomery, Nelson, New Kent, Northampton,\nNorthumberland, Nottoway, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince\nGeorge, Pulaski, Richmond, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Russell, Scott, Smyth,\nSouthampton, Surry, Sussex, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, Wythe, and York Counties\nand the Cities of Bristol, Buena Vista, Charlottesville, Chesapeake, Colonial\nHeights, Covington, Danville, Emporia, Franklin, Galax, Hampton, Hopewell,\nLexington, Lynchburg, Martinsville, Newport News, Norfolk, Norton, Petersburg,\nPoquoson, Portsmouth, Radford, Richmond, Roanoke, Salem, Suffolk, Virginia\nBeach, and Williamsburg.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 55-288.1; 1984, c. 726; 2006, c. 861; 2016, cc. 164, 312;\n2019, c. 712; 2025, cc. 91, 109.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}