Welcome to Petersburg ...The coastal city of Petersburg is located on Kupreanof Island (in the Alaskan Pan Handle). While we don't have a date for the founding of Petersburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900. From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Petersburg had a population of 2,948 people.<1> (see below for details). Petersburg is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Petersburg lies in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you leave Petersburg and travel east, you will leave Alaskan Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT). Area Code for Petersburg: 907 The ZIP code for Petersburg: 99833<3> Communities Also Named Petersburg ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 54 communities that are also named Petersburg - they are located in California (2), Delaware, Georgia, Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (6), Kentucky (3), Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (4), Nebraska, New Jersey (3), New York, North Carolina (3), North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia (3), West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Petersburg. Websites for Petersburg ...Official Website: www.petersburg.org/ Communities near Petersburg ...We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Petersburg.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Petersburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Petersburg. We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Petersburg. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Petersburg. TripAdvisor Tourism Page for Petersburg ...Looking for more information about Petersburg? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. You can learn more by visiting the TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg. Adding Petersburg to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Petersburg in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Petersburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Petersburg. Footnotes ...
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