EPSG systems

EPSG:6592 NAD83(2011) / Virginia North

Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)) in use: USA - Virginia - SPCS - N. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:6592
NameNAD83(2011) / Virginia North
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use USA - Virginia - SPCS - N
United States (USA) - Virginia - counties of 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; Westmoreland.
Bounds W -80,06° · S 37,77° · E -76,51° · N 39,46°
Countries United States
DatumNAD83 (National Spatial Reference System 2011)
Ellipsoid GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Base geographic system EPSG:6318 — NAD83(2011)
Unit metre (X east, Y north)
Transformation to WGS 84 NAD83(2011) to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:9774) — accuracy 2 m
ScopeEngineering survey, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of false origin37.666666666666664degree
Longitude of false origin-78.5degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel39.2degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel38.03333333333333degree
Easting at false origin3500000metre
Northing at false origin2000000metre

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=37.6666666666667 +lon_0=-78.5 +lat_1=39.2 +lat_2=38.0333333333333 +x_0=3500000 +y_0=2000000 +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +towgs84=0,0,0 +no_defs

Paste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:6592.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["NAD_1983_2011_StatePlane_Virginia_North_FIPS_4501",GEOGCS["GCS_NAD_1983_2011",DATUM["D_NAD_1983_2011",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",3500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",2000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-78.5],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",39.2],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",38.0333333333333],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",37.6666666666667],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — United States

Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.