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Virginia Address Format (2026) — How to Write a Virginia Address

How to write a Virginia address: street, city, state code, and ZIP, with a Virginia example, city links, and a pre-filtered generator.

By Charlie Simmon ·

A Virginia address follows the standard US order: street, apartment or suite, city, two-letter state code, and ZIP code. The state code is VA.

This page adds the state-specific details that are easy to miss: the capital, the largest city, the timezone, a ZIP example, and the state sales-tax position.

How to write a Virginia address

Write the street address first, then the apartment or suite if there is one, then the city, the state code VA, and the ZIP code. Put the country on the last line for international mail.

Example format: 123 Example Street, Apt 4B, Virginia Beach, VA 23451, United States.

Virginia at a glance

Use these facts to check a form, a shipping label, or a test fixture. They describe the state, not a specific address.

FieldValue
State codeVA
CapitalRichmond
Largest cityVirginia Beach
TimezoneAmerica/New_York
ZIP example23451
State sales tax5.3%

Cities with pre-filtered generators

Open a city page to generate an address in that city with the state and ZIP already selected.

  • Virginia Beach (Virginia Beach city County) — /us/virginia/virginia-beach
  • Richmond (Richmond city County) — /us/virginia/richmond

Sales tax and address checks

Virginia has a state-level base sales tax of 5.3%. Cities and counties may add local tax, so the checkout rate can be higher.

An address does not decide the final tax rate on its own. The seller, the product category, local rules, and nexus can all change the result.

Questions

What is the address format in Virginia?+
Street address, apartment or suite, city, VA, ZIP code, United States. The state code is always VA.
Does Virginia have a sales tax?+
Virginia has a state-level base sales tax of 5.3%. Cities and counties may add local tax, so the checkout rate can be higher.
Can I generate a Virginia address?+
Yes. Open the Virginia generator to pick a city, or use the city pages listed above for a pre-filtered result.

Examples are synthetic. Do not use a generated address for identity checks, account registration, or delivery.

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