Welcome to Petersburg ...

Petersburg is located in Warren County<1>.

Petersburg is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Petersburg: 908

Communities Also Named Petersburg ...

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

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.

• Dover
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Dover is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
• East Stroudsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • East Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stroudsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Stroudsburg <3>
• Newton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Newton is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
• Stroudsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stroudsburg <3>
• Bangor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <3>
• Clinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
• Belvidere
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Belvidere is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
• East Bangor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • East Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
• Roseto
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Roseto is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseto
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseto <3>
• Delaware Water Gap
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Delaware Water Gap is located in Monroe County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Water Gap
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware Water Gap <3>

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.

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Petersburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Petersburg.