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Welcome to Petersburg ...

Petersburg is located in Mercer County<1>.

Petersburg is 1,190 feet [363 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: 412, 724 & 878<3>

Communities Also Named Petersburg ...

While we believe that this Petersburg is located in Mercer County, we know of another 3 Pennsylvania communities named Petersburg. Those communities are located in the following counties: Huntingdon, Lancaster and York County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, 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 Jersey (3), New York, North Carolina (3), North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, 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.

  • Hermitage
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sharon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Grove City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sugarcreek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
  • Farrell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Sharpsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mercer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Andover
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <4>

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Mercer, 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 412 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 724 or 878. New phone numbers in the Petersburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 412, 724 or 878. 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).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.