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Welcome to Petersburg ...

Petersburg is located in Cape May County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Petersburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Petersburg is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Petersburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Petersburg: 609 & 640<3>

Communities Also Named Petersburg ...

While we believe that this Petersburg is located in Cape May County, we know of another 2 New Jersey communities named Petersburg. Those communities are located in the following counties: Morris and Warren County.

Beyond New Jersey, 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), Nebraska, 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 ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.capemaycountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Petersburg, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Petersburg ...

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

  • Atlantic City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Atlantic City is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,569 people
  • Millville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Millville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
  • Pleasantville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
  • Ocean City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Ocean City is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
  • Somers Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
  • Ventnor City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ventnor City is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventnor City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,872 people
  • Absecon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Absecon is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
  • Northfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Northfield is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
  • Linwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Linwood is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
  • Margate City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Margate City is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margate City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,801 people

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. See our Newspapers 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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Petersburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Cape May, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Petersburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 609 code has been Overlayed with the 640 area code. New phone numbers in the Petersburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 609 or 640. 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).