Petersburg: facts

At a glance

• Country: United States
• Region: West Virginia
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 2,520
• Coordinates: 38.9926° N, 79.1239° W
• Time zone: America/New_York (UTC-05:00 standard, UTC-04:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Washington: 181 km (112 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD): 83 km (52 mi), straight line
• Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field (MGW): 99 km (62 mi), straight line
• North Central West Virginia Airport (CKB): 101 km (63 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Moorefield: 15 km (10 mi)
• Franklin: 43 km (27 mi)
• Parsons: 49 km (31 mi)
• Romney: 50 km (31 mi)
• Keyser: 51 km (32 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Arlington, 175 km (109 mi)