Petersburg Kentucky Map

About Petersburg, Kentucky

Petersburg is a locality in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 500. The population density is 30.8 people per km². Petersburg is located at 39.0476°N, 84.8537°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 40218, 41080.

Petersburg occupies a quiet expanse of land where the earth rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the horizon. It lies 4.7 miles south-southwest of St. Matthews, KY (from St. Matthews, KY: bearing 196°T), and is situated 7.5 miles southeast of Louisville. The landscape surrounding Petersburg is defined by the heavy, fertile soil of the region and the presence of South Fork Beargrass Creek, which snakes through the nearby terrain with a steady, muted persistence. To the east, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains occasionally haunts the skyline when the air clears of summer humidity, while the local geography remains grounded in the dense, shaded growth of the Jefferson County Memorial Forest. At dusk, the light here takes on a bruised, golden quality, catching the limestone dust on the backroads and casting long, sharp shadows across the fields that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has slipped below the tree line.

Petersburg maintains a deliberate pace, far removed from the frantic pulse of industrial centers, rooted instead in a history of agrarian patience and the quiet persistence of local trade. The economy has long been tethered to the land, drawing sustenance from the limestone-rich earth that dictates the character of the regional harvest and the subtle chemistry of the water. While the Falls of the Ohio remain a distant point of geological interest, the immediate focus of Petersburg is the intimate rhythm of its own boundaries, including the quiet, protected space of Petersburg. Life here is marked by the seasonal turn of the crops and the enduring memory of a landscape that prioritizes the stillness of the fields over the clamor of modern expansion.

About This Petersburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Petersburg, Kentucky. Coordinates: 39.047618, -84.853725. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Petersburg includes the ZIP code (40218, 41080), telephone area code (502, 859), county seat of Jefferson County (Louisville), and school district assignment (Boone County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.