Virgilina, Virginia

Virgilina, Virginia
Union Christian Church
Location of Virgilina, Virginia
Coordinates: 36°32′43″N 78°46′25″W / 36.54528°N 78.77361°W / 36.54528; -78.77361
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyHalifax
Government
  Mayor/Chief of PoliceRalph Murray
Area
  Total
0.62 sq mi (1.60 km2)
  Land0.61 sq mi (1.59 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
551 ft (168 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
275
  Estimate 
(2019)
252
  Density223.13/sq mi (86.15/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
24598
Area code434
FIPS code51-81312
GNIS feature ID1493858

Virgilina is a town in Halifax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 275 at the 2010 census. Virgilina was once a copper mining town. It was a stop on the Atlantic and Danville Railway as recently as the 1950s. It is named "Virgilina" because it is located on the Virginia and North Carolina border.