Petersburg Pennsylvania Map

About Petersburg, Pennsylvania

Petersburg is a locality in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 404. The population density is 60.0 people per km². Petersburg is located at 40.5726°N, 78.0469°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16669.

Petersburg lies in a valley cradled by hills that wear a mantle of green, their slopes etched with the pale scars of old logging roads. It lies 18.1 miles south-south-west of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 213°T), and is situated 6.4 miles north-north-west of Huntingdon. The Juniata River, a ribbon of silver under the vast Pennsylvania sky, flows with a steady, murmuring purpose, its banks sometimes soft with silt, sometimes firm with ancient stones. The air here carries the scent of damp earth after rain, a subtle perfume mingling with the distant hum of life from the houses clustered along its banks. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy of oak and maple, paints the landscape in shifting hues, dappling the quiet streets and the weathered facades of the buildings with a transient, golden light. This is a place where the past whispers in the rustle of leaves and the creak of old barns, a testament to the generations who have worked this land. Petersburg's roots are entwined with the early days of American settlement, a crossroads built on the bounty of the surrounding forests and the fertile soil. For years, its economy pulsed with the rhythm of sawmills and the transport of goods along the river and the nearby railroads, a vital artery in the region's development. Though the industrial might has softened, a quiet resilience persists, a local spirit that finds expression in the small businesses that line Main Street and the community gatherings that bring neighbors together. The fertile ground still yields, and a sense of enduring connection to the earth remains palpable.

About This Petersburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Petersburg, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.572569, -78.04695. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Petersburg and Huntingdon County.

Detailed location data for Petersburg includes the ZIP code (16130), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Huntingdon County (Huntingdon), and school district assignment (Juniata Valley School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Petersburg is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.