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Welcome to Petersburg ...

The village of Petersburg is located in Boone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Petersburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Petersburg has a population of 311 people<2> (see below for details).

Petersburg is 1,890 feet [576 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Petersburg lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Petersburg: 402 & 531<4>

The ZIP code for Petersburg: 68652<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Petersburg had an population of 311 people. This is a decrease of 6.61% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.84% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Petersburg had a population of 333 people (or 6.04% of the total population of Boone County). This makes Petersburg the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Petersburg represents 0.02% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 252nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 333 people, the population of Petersburg decreased 10.96% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 374 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Petersburg.

Communities Also Named Petersburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 54 communities that are also named Petersburg - they are located in Alaska, California (2), Delaware, Georgia, Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (6), Kentucky (3), Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (4), 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.

Communities near Petersburg ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Petersburg.

  • Albion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Neligh
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Tilden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Newman Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Elgin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Spalding
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Primrose
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Loretto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Loretto is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
  • Akron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Akron is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created 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.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Petersburg. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Petersburg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Petersburg. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Petersburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Petersburg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor 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.<7>

From that list, the Petersburg post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Petersburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Petersburg.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Petersburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 402 code has been Overlayed with the 531 area code. New phone numbers in the Petersburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Petersburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Petersburg). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Petersburg or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/