EPSG systems

EPSG:6601 NAD83(2011) / West Virginia North (ftUS)

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

System record
CodeEPSG:6601
NameNAD83(2011) / West Virginia North (ftUS)
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use USA - West Virginia - SPCS - N
United States (USA) - West Virginia - counties of Barbour; Berkeley; Brooke; Doddridge; Grant; Hampshire; Hancock; Hardy; Harrison; Jefferson; Marion; Marshall; Mineral; Monongalia; Morgan; Ohio; Pleasants; Preston; Ritchie; Taylor; Tucker; Tyler; Wetzel; Wirt; Wood.
Bounds W -81,76° · S 38,76° · E -77,72° · N 40,64°
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 US survey foot (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 origin38.5degree
Longitude of false origin-79.5degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel40.25degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel39degree
Easting at false origin1968500US survey foot
Northing at false origin0US survey foot

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=38.5 +lon_0=-79.5 +lat_1=40.25 +lat_2=39 +x_0=600000 +y_0=0 +ellps=GRS80 +units=us-ft +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:6601.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["NAD_1983_2011_StatePlane_West_Virginia_North_FIPS_4701_FtUS",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",1968500.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-79.5],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",40.25],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",39.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",38.5],UNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219]]

All systems — United States

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