Adopted edition
VCC 2021 (Virginia Construction Code, IRC 2021 base)
Effective
State · VA
Virginia building codes at a glance.
Statewide USBC based on IRC 2021. Coastal counties enforce 130 mph. Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads metros highest permit volume.
VA Virginia
IECC zones 3A, 4A, 5A · ASCE 7 design wind 90–130 mph
Adoption model
County adoption
Permits issued: State
Coverage status
Indexed
Parcel layer + adopted-edition library + amendment overlay all live.
Climate zones (IECC)
3A · 4A · 5A
Drives R-value, fenestration U-factor, and air-leakage envelope rules.
Design wind speed
90–130 mph
ASCE 7 Risk Category II, 3-second gust at 33 ft. Fastener spec follows.
Special zones
- HVHZ (not applicable)
- WUI (not applicable)
- FEMA SFHA overlays (present)
Compliance track
What's required to build here.
Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC) based on IRC 2021. Coastal counties (Virginia Beach, Northampton) hit 130 mph.
Statute reference: law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title13/agency5/chapter63
Sample counties
How VA varies inside the state.
4 of the highest-volume counties in Virginia, with notes on local rules that diverge from the state floor.
§01
Virginia Beach
130 mph coastal
§02
Norfolk
130 mph coastal
§03
Fairfax
90 mph design
§04
Loudoun
90 mph design
County directory
All 133 counties in Virginia.
Each county page shows the adopted edition, county-level amendments, and permit-office contact.
- Accomack County
- Albemarle County
- Alexandria City
- Alleghany County
- Amelia County
- Amherst County
- Appomattox County
- Arlington County
- Augusta County
- Bath County
- Bedford County
- Bland County
- Botetourt County
- Bristol City
- Brunswick County
- Buchanan County
- Buckingham County
- Buena Vista City
- Campbell County
- Caroline County
- Carroll County
- Charles City County
- Charlotte County
- Charlottesville City
- Chesapeake City
- Chesterfield County
- Clarke County
- Colonial Heights City
- Covington City
- Craig County
- Culpeper County
- Cumberland County
- Danville City
- Dickenson County
- Dinwiddie County
- Emporia City
- Essex County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Fauquier County
- Floyd County
- Fluvanna County
- Franklin City
- Franklin County
- Frederick County
- Fredericksburg City
- Galax City
- Giles County
- Gloucester County
- Goochland County
- Grayson County
- Greene County
- Greensville County
- Halifax County
- Hampton City
- Hanover County
- Harrisonburg City
- Henrico County
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- Highland County
- Hopewell City
- Isle of Wight County
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King George County
- King William County
- Lancaster County
- Lee County
- Lexington City
- Loudoun County
- Louisa County
- Lunenburg County
- Lynchburg City
- Madison County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Martinsville City
- Mathews County
- Mecklenburg County
- Middlesex County
- Montgomery County
- Nelson County
- New Kent County
- Newport News City
- Norfolk City
- Northampton County
- Northumberland County
- Norton City
- Nottoway County
- Orange County
- Page County
- Patrick County
- Petersburg City
- Pittsylvania County
- Poquoson City
- Portsmouth City
- Powhatan County
- Prince Edward County
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- Prince William County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Rappahannock County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Rockbridge County
- Rockingham County
- Russell County
- Salem City
- Scott County
- Shenandoah County
- Smyth County
- Southampton County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Staunton City
- Suffolk City
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Tazewell County
- Virginia Beach City
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Waynesboro City
- Westmoreland County
- Williamsburg City
- Winchester City
- Wise County
- Wythe County
- York County
City directory
14 cities indexed in Virginia.
City pages list local amendments, the parent county, and the local permit office.
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