SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                        Washington, D.C. 20549


                               FORM 10-Q



     (Mark One)

     [X]   Quarterly  Report Pursuant to Section 13 or  15(d)  of  the
           Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     For the period ended March 31, 2000

     or

     [   ]  Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)  of  the
            Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     For the transition period from        to
     Commission File Number 0-753

                           PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION
                      (Exact  name of registrant as specified  in  its charter)

          Virginia                                  23-1184320
      (State or other jurisdiction of            (I.R.S. Employer
       incorporation or organization)           Identification No.)


     100 MATSONFORD ROAD SUITE 200
     RADNOR, PA                                      19087
     (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)

                                (610) 687-8900
               (Registrant's  telephone  number,  including  area code)


     (Former  name, former address and former fiscal year, if  changed
     since last report.)

     Indicate  by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed  all
     reports  required  to be filed by Section  13  or  15(d)  of  the
     Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding  12  months
     (or  for such shorter period that the registrant was required  to
     file  such  reports),  and (2) has been subject  to  such  filing
     requirements for the past 90 days.
                                                      Yes X    No___

  Number of shares of common stock of registrant
  outstanding at May 4, 2000:     8,124,052



                PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
          CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - Unaudited
                     (in thousands, except share data)



                                                 Three Months
                                                Ended March 31,
                                              2000          1999
                                                      
Revenues:
     Oil and condensate                    $    185      $   55
     Natural gas                              7,089       4,382
     Coal royalties                           5,646       3,732
     Timber                                     448         214
     Dividends                                  661         662
     Gain on sale of property                    98           -
     Other income                             2,016         464
       Total revenues                        16,143       9,509

     Expenses:
       Operating expenses                     1,174         924
       Exploration expenses                     524          85
       Taxes other than income                  913         700
       General and administrative              2,596       2,002
       Depreciation, depletion, amortization   2,565       1,963
       Total expenses                          7,772       5,674

     Operating Income                          8,371       3,835

     Other (Income) Expense:
       Interest expense                        1,499         563
       Other income                             (356)       (365)
     Income before income tax                  7,228       3,637
       Income tax expense                      1,885         722
     Net Income                               $5,343     $ 2,915

     Net Income per share, basic                0.65        0.35
     Net Income per share, diluted              0.65        0.35

     Weighted average shares outstanding       8,222       8,371




     The  accompanying notes are an integral part of  these  condensed
     consolidated financial statements.



                PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                          (dollars in thousands)



                                        March 31,     December 31,
                                          2000            1999
                                       (Unaudited)


     ASSETS
                                                       
     Current assets
       Cash and cash equivalents          $ -              $   657
       Accounts receivable                  6,554            6,880
       Current portion of long-term
          notes receivable                    826              816
       Current deferred income taxes          155              155
       Other                                  816              813
       Total current assets                 8,351            9,321

     Investments                           47,150           67,816
     Long-term notes receivable             3,294            3,518

     Property and Equipment
     Oil and gas properties; wells
       and equipment, using the
       successful efforts method
       of accounting                       187,561         185,048
     Other property and equipment           83,242          82,772
       Less: Accumulated depreciation,
            depletion and amortization     (79,108)        (76,553)
        Total property and equipment       191,695         191,267

     Other assets                            1,982           2,089

         Total assets                    $ 252,472        $274,011




     The  accompanying notes are an integral part of  these  condensed
     consolidated financial statements.




                PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                          (dollars in thousands)


                                               March  31,         December 31,
                                                 2000                1999
                                              (Unaudited)


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                                             
Current liabilities
Short-term debt                               $     2               $    -
Current installments on long-term debt             34                   34
Accounts payable                                  891                1,570
Accrued expenses                                5,502                5,470
Taxes on income                                 1,327                    -
   Total current liabilities                    7,756                7,074


Other liabilities                               5,257                5,854
Deferred income taxes                          21,590               28,265
Long-term debt                                 78,466               78,475
   Total liabilities                          113,069              119,668

Commitments and contingencies

Shareholders' equity
Preferred stock of $100 par value-
  authorized 100,000 shares;
  none issued
Common stock of $6.25 par value-
  16,000,000 shares
  authorized; 8,921,866 shares issued          55,762                55,762
Other paid in capital                           8,095                 8,096
Accumulated other comprehensive income         28,583                42,017
Retained earnings                              64,352                60,860
                                              156,792               166,735
Less: 797,814 shares in 2000 and
      498,238 in 1999 of common
      stock held in treasury,
      at cost                                  16,189                11,142
Unearned compensation - ESOP                    1,200                 1,250

   Total shareholders' equity                 139,403               154,343

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity   $252,472            $  274,011


     The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed
     consolidated financial statements.





                PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
          CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENTS - Unaudited
                              (in thousands)


                                                          Three Months
                                                       Ended March 31, 2000        1999
                                                              
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net Income                                            $ 5,343     $ 2,915
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
 cash provided by operating activities:
   Depreciation, depletion, and amortization            2,565       1,963
   Gain on sale of property                               (98)          -
   Deferred income taxes                                  558         343
   Other                                                 (316)       (195)
   Decrease in current assets                             324       2,978
   Decrease in current liabilities                        680      (2,815)
   Increase in other assets                                78           2
   Increase (decrease) in other liabilities              (597)        587
   Net Cash provided by operating activities            8,537       5,778

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Payments received on long-term notes receivable         560         283
  Proceeds from sale of property and equipment            1             -
  Capital expenditures                                 (3,001)      (1,635)
  Net Cash provided (used) by investing activities     (2,341)      (1,352)

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Dividends paid                                       (1,848)      (1,883)
  Repayment of debt borrowings                             (6)      (2,575)
  Purchase of treasury stock                           (5,056)           -
  Issuance of stock                                        57          297
     Net Cash provided (used) by financing activities  (6,853)      (4,161)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                (657)         265
  Cash and cash equivalents-beginning of period           657          225
  Cash and cash equivalents-end of period           $       -   $      490

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
  Cash paid to date for:
      Interest                                        $ 1,602      $   585
      Income taxes                                          -          600


     The  accompanying notes are an integral part of  these  condensed
     consolidated financial statements.





                         PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION

           NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                              March 31, 2000


1.  ACCOUNTING POLICIES

          The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements
of Penn Virginia Corporation and its subsidiaries (the "Company")
have  been  prepared  in  accordance with  accounting  principles
generally  accepted  in the United States for  interim  financial
reporting and SEC regulations. These statements involve  the  use
of  estimates and judgments where appropriate. In the opinion  of
management,  all  adjustments  (consisting  of  normal  recurring
accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have  been
included.   These  financial  statements  should   be   read   in
conjunction with the Company's consolidated financial  statements
and  footnotes included in the Company's December 31, 1999 Annual
Report on Form 10-K. Operating results for the three months ended
March 31, 2000 are not necessarily indicative of the results that
may  be  expected for the year ended December 31, 2000.   Certain
reclassifications  have  been made  to  conform  to  the  current
period's presentation.


2.  ACQUISITIONS

      In  September 1999, the Company successfully completed  the
purchase  of  fee mineral and lease rights for coal reserves  and
related assets in West Virginia.  The $30 million acquisition was
funded by borrowings from the Company's revolving credit facility
(the "Revolver") and accounted for at fair value.  The operations
have been included in the Company's statement of income as of the
closing  date.   The  following unaudited pro  forma  results  of
operations  have  been  prepared  as  though  the  aforementioned
acquisition had been completed on January 1, 1999. The  unaudited
proforma  results of operations consist of the  following  as  of
March 31 (in thousands, except share data):


                                      March 31,                   March 31,
                                        1999                        1999
                                    (Pro Forma)                (As Reported)
                                                             
Revenues                             $  11,046                   $  9,509

Net income                           $   3,114                   $  2,915

Net income per share, diluted        $    0.37                   $   0.35


The  summarized  pro  forma information  has  been  prepared  for comparative
purposes only.


3.  SECURITIES

    The cost, gross unrealized holding gains or losses and market
    value for available-for-sale securities at March 31, 2000 were as
    follows:


                                         Gross Unrealized          Market
                               Cost       Holding Gain (loss)      Value
                                                         
Available-for-sale:
Norfolk Southern Corporation  $ 2,839         $44,289             $47,128
Other                               -              22                  22
                              $ 2,839         $44,311             $47,150


4.  LEGAL

          The Company is involved in various legal proceedings arising
in the ordinary course of business. While the ultimate results of
these  cannot  be  predicted with certainty,  Company  management
believes  these  claims will not have a material  effect  on  the
Company's financial position, liquidity or operations.


5.  EARNINGS PER SHARE

          The  following is a reconciliation of the numerators
and  denominators  used in the calculation of basic  and  diluted
earnings  per share ("EPS") for income from continuing operations
for the quarters ended March 31, 2000 and 1999.


                       March 31, 2000                 March 31, 1999
                Income   Shares     PerShare  Income     Shares     Per Share
             (Numerator)(Denominator)Amount  (Numerator)(Denominator)Amount
                       (in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                                  
Basic EPS:
Income from
  continuing
   operations   $5,343    8,222     $0.65      $2,915    8,371     $ 0.35
Dilutive Securities:
Stock options        -        -                     -       77
Diluted EPS:
Income from
  continuing
  operations   $5,343     8,222    $0.65       $2,915    8,448     $ 0.35



6.    COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

      Comprehensive  income represents all  changes  in  equity
during  the  reporting period, including net income  and  charges
directly to equity, which are excluded from net income.  For  the
three month periods ended March 31, 2000 and 1999, the components
of comprehensive income are as follows:


                                                 Three Months
                                               Ended March 31,
                                               2000       1999
                                                     
Net income                                     $5,343      $2,915
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on
  available-for-sale securities,
  net  of tax of $7,232 and $6,148,
  respectively                                (13,434)    (11,420)
Comprehensive loss                            $(8,091)    $(8,505)


7.   SEGMENT INFORMATION

     Penn Virginia's operations are classified into two operating segments:

            Oil and Gas - crude oil and natural gas exploration,
         development and production.

            Coal Royalty and Land Management - the leasing of mineral
         rights and subsequent collection of royalties and the development
         and harvesting of timber.



                                        Coal Royalty
                                           and Land   Corporate
                            Oil and Gas   Management  and Other  Consolidated
                                             (in thousands)
                                                      
March 31, 2000
Revenues               $     7,408        $8,073       $  662     $16,143
Operating income (loss)      2,608         6,543         (780)      8,371
Identifiable assets        121,423        83,386       47,663     252,472



                                          Coal Royalty
                                           and Land    Corporate
                            Oil and Gas    Management  and Other  Consolidated
                                           (in thousands)
                                                        
March 31, 1999
Revenues                   $4,576         $ 4,272    $  661         $9,509
Operating income (loss)       869           3,265      (299)         3,835



       Operating income is total revenue less operating expenses.
Operating  income  does not include certain other  income  items,
gain  (loss) on sale of securities, unallocated general corporate
expenses, interest expense and income taxes.  Identifiable assets
are  those  assets  used  in  the Company's  operations  in  each
segment.  Corporate  assets are principally cash  and  marketable
securities.


ITEM  2.   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
           AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

       The Company operates in two business segments: oil and gas
and  coal  royalty and land management. The oil and  gas  segment
explores  for,  develops and produces crude oil,  condensate  and
natural  gas in the eastern and southern portions of  the  United
States.   The  Company also owns mineral rights to  oil  and  gas
reserves.  The  coal  royalty  and  land  segment  includes  Penn
Virginia's mineral rights to coal reserves, its timber assets and
land assets. Selected operating and financial data by segment  is
presented below.

Results of Operations - First Quarters of 2000 and 1999 Compared

       Penn  Virginia  reported 2000 first  quarter  consolidated
earnings  of $5.3 million or $0.65 per share (diluted),  compared
with  $2.9  million or $0.35 per share (diluted)  for  the  first
quarter  of  1999.   On a consolidated basis, revenues  increased
$6.6  million,  primarily as a result of  increased  natural  gas
production, natural gas prices and coal royalties.  Expenses on a
consolidated  basis  were  $2.1  million  higher  than  the  1999
comparable  period, primarily due to increases  in  depreciation,
depletion  and amortization, general and administrative expenses,
and exploration and development expenses.

Oil and Gas Segment

        Operating  income for the oil and gas  segment  was  $2.6
million for the first quarter of 2000, compared with $0.9 million
for  the  first quarter of 1999.  Operational and financial  data
for  the  Company's oil and gas segment for the first quarter  of
2000 and 1999 is summarized as follows:



                           Operations Summary
                                              Three Months
                                            Ended March 31,
Production                                 2000         1999
                                                  
Natural gas (MMcf)                          2,497        2,039
Oil and condensate (MBbls)                      7            7
Production, MMcfe                           2,539        2,081

Average Realized Prices
Natural gas ($/Mcf)                         $2.84        $2.15
Oil and condensate ($/Bbl)                  26.43         7.86

Average Costs (per Mcfe)
Lease operating                             $0.42        $0.44
Exploration expenses                         0.16         0.01
Taxes other than on income                   0.26         0.27
General and administrative                   0.24         0.26
Depreciation, depletion and amortization     0.81         0.80



        All  of  the  Penn Virginia's first quarter 2000  working
interest  natural  gas  production was  sold  at  market  prices.
Currently,  the  Company has fixed price term contracts  totaling
9,300 Mcf per day which begin in April and May of 2000 and expire
in  December 2000 and March 2001 at an average of $3.39 per  Mcf.
The  Company  will, when circumstances warrant, hedge  the  price
received for market-sensitive production through the use of swaps
with  purchased  options. If applicable, gains  and  losses  from
hedging activities are included in natural gas revenues when  the
hedged production occurs.  Currently, the Company is not involved
in  any such hedging activities; however, a $0.2 million gain  on
hedging  activities  was recognized during  the  1999  comparable
period.    The  following  table  shows  the  effect  of  hedging
activities on the Company's natural gas prices:



                              Hedging Summary


                                                    Three Months
                                                   Ended March 31,
                                                   2000      1999
Natural gas prices ($/Mcf):
                                                        
Actual price received for production               $ 2.84    $ 2.04
Effect of hedging activities                            -      0.11
Average price                                        2.84      2.15


                             Financial Summary
                                                    Three Months
                                                   Ended March 31,
                                                   2000      1999
                                                (in thousands)
Revenues:
                                                       
Oil and condensate                               $ 185     $  55
Natural gas                                      7,089     4,382
Other income                                       134       139
   Total revenues                                7,408     4,576

Expenses:
Operating expenses                               1,063       907
Exploration expenses                               418        24
Taxes other than income                            651       563
General and administrative                         610       539
Depreciation and depletion                       2,058     1,674
    Total expenses                               4,800     3,707

Operating Income                                 $2,608    $ 869



     Oil  and Condensate Sales.  Oil sales increased $130,000  in  the
first  quarter  of 2000, compared with the same period  of  1999.
The  average  prices received were higher, averaging  $26.43  per
barrel (Bbl) for 2000 compared with $7.86 per Bbl for 1999.

Natural  Gas.   Natural gas sales increased $2.7 million,  or  62
percent,  in  the first quarter of 2000, compared with  the  same
period  of 1999.  The average natural gas price received  was  32
percent  higher in the first quarter of 2000, compared  with  the
first  quarter  of 1999. Production increased  458  MMcf,  or  22
percent,  in  the first quarter of 2000 compared  with  the  same
period in 1999 due to a July 1999 acquisition of certain oil  and
gas properties in Mississippi for $13.7 million and the Company's
drilling program.

Operating Expenses.  Operating expenses for the first quarter  of
2000  were  $1.1  million, compared with $907,000  in  the  first
quarter  of 1999.  On a Mcfe basis, operating expenses  decreased
to  $0.42  in  2000 versus $0.44 in 1999 primarily due  to  lower
operating   costs  associated  with  the  Company's   Mississippi
properties.

Exploration Expenses.  Exploration expenses for the first quarter
of 2000 increased to $418,000, compared with $24,000 in the first
quarter   of   1999.   The  increase  is  a  result  of   seismic
expenditures   associated   with   the   Company's    exploration
activities,  primarily  a Texas onshore  gulf  coast  exploration
project.

Taxes other than on Income.  Taxes other than on income increased
$88,000, or 16 percent, to $651,000 in the first quarter of 2000,
compared  with the same period in 1999.  On a Mcfe  basis,  taxes
other  than on income remained relatively constant at $0.26 cents
in 2000 versus $0.27 cents in 1999.

General  and Administrative.  General and administrative expenses
increased  13  percent to $610,000 in the first quarter  of  2000
from   $539,000   in  1999.   On  a  Mcfe  basis,   general   and
administrative expenses decreased to $0.24 in 2000  versus  $0.26
in  1999.  Penn Virginia increased its oil and gas technical  and
administrative staff in conjunction with planned increases in oil
and gas development activity.

Depreciation  and Depletion.  Depreciation and depletion  expense
increased $384,000, or 23 percent, from $1.7 million in the first
quarter  of  1999  to  $2.1  million in  2000  due  to  increased
production.   On  a  Mcfe  basis, the  rate  remained  relatively
constant  at $0.81 per Mcfe in the first quarter of 2000 compared
with $0.80 per Mcfe in the first quarter of 1999.



Coal Royalty and Land Management

        Operating  income  for the coal royalty  and  land  management
segment  was $6.5 million for the first quarter of 2000, compared
with $3.3 million for the first quarter of 1999. Operational  and
financial  data for the Company's coal segment for the  2000  and
1999 first quarter is summarized in the following tables:

                             Operations Summary

                                                 Three Months
                                                Ended March 31,
                                                2000         1999
                                                       
Production
Timber (Mbf)                                    1,858        1,114
Coal tons (000's)                               2,995        1,706

Average Realized Prices
Timber ($/Mbf)                                  $ 225        $ 172
Coal royalties ($/ton)                           1.89         2.19

Average Costs (per ton)
Lease operating                                 $0.04        $0.01
Exploration expenses                             0.02         0.03
Taxes other than on income                       0.06         0.06
General and administrative                       0.23         0.34
Depreciation, depletion and amortization         0.17         0.15



                              Financial Summary
                                                    Three Months
                                                   Ended  March 31,
                                                   2000       1999
                                                   (in thousands)
                                                        
Revenues:
Coal royalties                                     $5,646     $3,732
Timber sales                                          448        214
Gain on sale of property                               98          -
Other income                                        1,881        326
       Total revenues                               8,073      4,272

Expenses:
Operating expenses                                    111         16
Exploration expenses                                   57         44
Taxes other than income                               175        105
General and administrative                            690        582
Depreciation and depletion                            497        260
       Total expenses                               1,530      1,007

Operating Income                                   $6,543     $3,265



Coal  Royalties.  Coal royalties increased $1.9  million,  or  51
percent,  in  the first quarter of 2000 compared  with  the  same
period  in  1999.   The  increase was  attributable  to  enhanced
production  from  existing lessees due to the completion  of  the
Company's  unit  train loadout facility as well as  acquisitions.
The  increase was offset by a $0.30, or 14 percent,  decrease  in
the  average  royalty rate received.  Approximately one-third  of
the coal reserves purchased in the recent $30 million acquisition
in  West  Virginia are leased by Penn Virginia and sub-leased  to
third party operators; consequently, the Company receives a lower
royalty rate for these tons.

Timber  Sales.  Timber sales increased to $448,000 in  the  first
quarter  of  2000  from $214,000 in the comparable  1999  period.
Volume  sold was 1,858 Mbf in the first quarter of 2000, compared
with  1,114  Mbf  in  1999.  The  average  realized  prices  also
increased from $172 per Mbf in the first quarter of 1999 to  $225
per Mbf in the comparable period of 2000.

Other  Income.   Other income increased to $1.9  million  in  the
first  quarter  of  2000  from $326,000 in  the  comparable  1999
period.   The  increase is largely due to  the  receipt  of  $1.0
million in forfeited minimums received from the Company's lessees
and  $0.6  million  from lessees' use of the unit  train  loadout
facility.

Operating Expenses.  Operating expenses increased from $16,000 in
the  first  quarter of 1999 to $111,000 in the first  quarter  of
2000.   The  increase  is a result of costs associated  with  the
maintenance and preservation of the Company's surface acreage.

Exploration Expenses.  Exploration expenses increased $13,000  to
$57,000  in  the first quarter of 2000 from $44,000 in  the  1999
comparable period. The increase is a result of the timing of  the
startup of the Company's 1999 coal core drilling program.

Taxes  other  than  Income.  Taxes other  than  income  increased
$70,000,  or  67 percent, from $105,000 in the first  quarter  of
1999  to  $175,000 in the first quarter of 2000.  On  a  per  ton
basis, taxes other than income remained constant at $0.06 in 2000
versus $0.06 in 1999.

General  and Administrative.  General and administrative expenses
increased $108,000, or 19 percent, in the first quarter of  2000,
compared  with the same period of 1999. The variance is primarily
attributable to personnel additions in the last half of 1999.

Depreciation and Depletion.  Depreciation and depletion increased
to  $497,000, or $0.17 per ton, in the first quarter of 2000 from
$260,000,  or $0.15 per ton, in the 1999 comparable period.   The
$237,000 variance is due to increased production by the Company's
lessees  and  an increase in the depletion rate.   The  depletion
rate,  on  a  per ton basis, increased due to the Company's  1999
acquisitions.


Capital Expenditures, Capital Resources and Liquidity

Cash Flows from Operating Activities.

        Funding  for  the  Company's activities has historically  been
provided  by operating cash flows and bank borrowings.  Net  cash
provided  by operating activities was $8.5 million in  the  first
quarter  of 2000, compared with $5.8 million in the first quarter
of 1999.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities.

       During the first quarter of 2000, the Company used $2.3 million
in  investing  activities.   Capital  expenditures  totaled  $3.0
million  in the first quarter of 2000, compared with $1.6 million
in same period in 1999. In the first quarter of 2000, the oil and
gas  segment  incurred $2.5 in capital expenditures  relating  to
additional leasing and the drilling and development of wells.  Of
the  50  to  60 net development wells scheduled for  drilling  in
2000,  10.0  net wells had been drilled by the end of  the  first
quarter.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities.

       Net  cash used from financing activities totaled $6.9  in  the
first quarter of 2000, compared with $4.2 million in 1999.   Penn
Virginia  paid $1.8 million of dividends in the first quarter  of
2000  and also used $5.1 million to repurchase 300,000 shares  of
the  Company's  common stock.  Penn Virginia has a  $120  million
unsecured revolving credit facility (the "Revolver") with a final
maturity  of June 2003. The Revolver contains financial covenants
requiring  the Company to maintain certain levels of  net  worth,
debt-to-capitalization  and  dividend  limitation   restrictions,
among  other  requirements.   The  outstanding  balance  on   the
Revolver  was  $77.7  million  at  March  31,  2000.  Due to a decline
in the price of Norfolk Southern common shares, the Company did not
meet a consolidated net tangible worth covenant at March 31, 2000.
The banks waived the consolidated net tangible worth covenant through
April 1, 2001.   Management believes its portfolio of investments and
sources of funding  are sufficient  to  meet  short- and long-term
liquidity  needs  not funded by cash flows from operations.

Other Issues

      Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.
In  June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB")
issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS")  No.
133,   "Accounting  for  Derivative  Instruments   and   Hedging
Activities"  ("SFAS  133")  which  establishes  accounting   and
reporting   standards  for  derivative  instruments,   including
certain  derivative  instruments embedded  in  other  contracts,
(collectively  referred  to  as  derivatives)  and  for  hedging
activities.    It   requires  that  an  entity   recognize   all
derivatives as either assets or liabilities in the statement  of
financial position and measure those instruments at fair value.

     In  June 1999, FASB issued SFAS No. 137 which deferred the
effective  date of SFAS No. 133 for all fiscal quarters  of  all
fiscal  years  beginning after June 15,  2000.   Given  its  low
levels  of  derivative  activity, the Company  does  not  expect
adoption to have a significant impact on the Company's financial
position, results of operations or liquidity.


Forward-Looking Statements.

      Statements included in this report which are not historical
facts  (including any statements concerning plans and  objectives
of  management for future operations or economic performance,  or
assumptions  related  thereto)  are  forward-looking   statements
within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange  Act
of  1934,  as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities  Act  of
1933,   as   amended.  In  addition,  Penn   Virginia   and   its
representatives may from time to time make other oral or  written
statements which are also forward-looking statements.

     Such forward-looking statements include, among other things,
statements    regarding    development    activities,     capital
expenditures,   acquisitions  and  dispositions,   drilling   and
exploration programs, expected commencement dates of coal  mining
or oil and gas production, projected quantities of future oil and
gas  production by Penn Virginia, projected quantities of  future
coal  production  by  the Company's lessees producing  coal  from
reserves  leased  from Penn Virginia, costs and  expenditures  as
well  as  projected demand or supply for coal and  oil  and  gas,
which will affect sales levels, prices and royalties realized  by
Penn Virginia.

       These  forward-looking  statements  are  made  based  upon
management's current plans, expectations, estimates,  assumptions
and  beliefs concerning future events impacting Penn Virginia and
therefore  involve  a  number of risks and  uncertainties.   Penn
Virginia  cautions  that  forward-looking  statements   are   not
guarantees  and that actual results could differ materially  from
those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.

      Important  factors that could cause the actual  results  of
operations  or  financial condition of Penn  Virginia  to  differ
include, but are not necessarily limited to: the cost of  finding
and  successfully developing oil and gas reserves;  the  cost  of
finding new coal reserves; the ability to acquire new oil and gas
and coal reserves on satisfactory terms; the price for which such
reserves can be sold; the volatility of commodity prices for  oil
and  gas and coal; the risks associated with having or not having
price  risk management programs; Penn Virginia's ability to lease
new  and  existing coal reserves; the ability of Penn  Virginia's
lessees  to produce sufficient quantities of coal on an  economic
basis  from  Penn Virginia's reserves; the ability of lessees  to
obtain  favorable contracts for coal produced from Penn  Virginia
reserves;  Penn  Virginia's ability to obtain  adequate  pipeline
transportation   capacity  for  its  oil  and   gas   production;
competition  among  producers  in  the  coal  and  oil  and   gas
industries  generally and in the Appalachian Basin in particular;
the  extent  to which the amount and quality of actual production
differs  from estimated recoverable coal reserves and proved  oil
and gas reserves; unanticipated geological problems; availability
of  required materials and equipment; the occurrence  of  unusual
weather  or  operating  conditions  including  force  majeure  or
events;  the  failure  of equipment or processes  to  operate  in
accordance  with  specifications  or  expectations;   delays   in
anticipated  start-up dates; environmental  risks  affecting  the
drilling and producing of oil and gas wells or the mining of coal
reserves;   the  timing  of  receipt  of  necessary  governmental
permits;  labor  relations  and  costs;  accidents;  changes   in
governmental regulation or enforcement practices, especially with
respect  to  environmental, health and safety matters,  including
with respect to emissions levels applicable to coal-burning power
generators; risks and uncertainties relating to general  domestic
and  international  economic (including  inflation  and  interest
rates)  and  political conditions; the experience  and  financial
condition of lessees of coal reserves, joint venture partners and
purchasers of reserves in transactions financed by Penn Virginia,
including  their ability to satisfy their royalty, environmental,
reclamation  and other obligations to Penn Virginia  and  others;
changes  in  financial market conditions; changes in  the  market
prices  or  value  of  the marketable securities  owned  by  Penn
Virginia,  including the price of Norfolk Southern  common  stock
and other risk factors detailed in Penn Virginia's Securities and
Exchange  commission filings.  Many of such  factors  are  beyond
Penn  Virginia's  ability  to control or  predict.   Readers  are
cautioned   not   to   put  undue  reliance  on   forward-looking
statements.

        While  Penn  Virginia  periodically  reassesses  material
trends  and  uncertainties affecting Penn Virginia's  results  of
operations  and  financial  condition  in  connection  with   the
preparation of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of
Operations  and  Financial Condition and certain  other  sections
contained  in Penn Virginia's quarterly, annual or other  reports
filed  with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Penn Virginia
does  not  intend  to  publicly review or update  any  particular
forward-looking   statement,  whether  as   a   result   of   new
information, future events or otherwise.


PART II  Other information

     Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

     (a)  Exhibits

     (27) Financial Data Schedule

     (b)  Reports on Form 8-K

          No reports on Form 8-K were filed for the quarter ended
          March 31, 2000


SIGNATURES

       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act  of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused  this
report  to  be  signed  on  its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.



PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION



Date:        May 12, 2000               By:  /s/ Steven W. Tholen
                                             Steven W. Tholen,
                                             Vice President and Chief
                                             Financial Officer



Date:        May 12, 2000               By: /s/ Ann N. Horton
                                             Ann N. Horton, Controller and
                                             Principal Accounting Officer




                       PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION

                                 INDEX




                                                                     PAGE
PART I  Financial Information:

Item 1. Financial Statements

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three              1
Months Ended March 31, 2000 and 1999

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2000 and         2
December 31, 1999

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three          4
Months Ended March 31, 2000 and 1999

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements                   5

Item  2.   Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial
Condition and Results of Operations                                    8



PART II  Other Information

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                             16

Article 5 of Regulation S-X