Petersburg

independent city in Virginia, United States
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Petersburg

Summary

Petersburg is an independent city in the United States[1]. Petersburg draws 1,091 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #22 of 40).[2]

Key Facts

  • Petersburg is located in Virginia[3].
  • Petersburg is in the country of United States[4].
  • Petersburg is on the body of water Appomattox River[5].
  • Petersburg's head of government is recorded as Samuel Parham[6].
  • Petersburg's instance of is recorded as independent city in the United States[7].
  • Petersburg's shares border with is recorded as Colonial Heights[8].
  • Petersburg's shares border with is recorded as Chesterfield County[9].
  • Petersburg's shares border with is recorded as Dinwiddie County[10].
  • Petersburg's shares border with is recorded as Prince George County[11].
  • Petersburg's postal code is recorded as 23803[12].
  • Petersburg's postal code is recorded as 23804[13].
  • Petersburg's postal code is recorded as 23805[14].
  • Petersburg's Commons category is recorded as Petersburg, Virginia[15].
  • Petersburg's local dialing code is recorded as 804[16].
  • December 17, 1748 marks the founding of Petersburg[17].
  • Petersburg's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.21295, 'lon': -77.400417}[18].
  • Petersburg's significant event is recorded as Siege of Petersburg[19].
  • Petersburg's official website is recorded as http://www.petersburg-va.org[20].
  • Petersburg's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Petersburg, Virginia[21].
  • Petersburg has a population of {'amount': '+32579'}[22].
  • Petersburg has a population of {'amount': '+32182'}[23].
  • Petersburg has a population of {'amount': '+32161'}[24].
  • Petersburg has a population of {'amount': '+32538'}[25].
  • Petersburg has a population of {'amount': '+32477'}[26].
  • Petersburg has a population of {'amount': '+32420'}[27].

Body

Geography

Petersburg is in the country of United States[4]. Petersburg is located in Virginia[3]. Petersburg is on the body of water Appomattox River[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+60.044686'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+60.030702'}[29]. Petersburg sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+40'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+32579'}[22], {'amount': '+32182'}[23], {'amount': '+32161'}[24], {'amount': '+32538'}[25], {'amount': '+32477'}[26], and {'amount': '+32420'}[27].

Designation and Status

Petersburg's instance of is recorded as independent city in the United States[7].

History and Context

December 17, 1748 marks the founding of Petersburg[17].

Why It Matters

Petersburg draws 1,091 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #22 of 40).[2] Petersburg has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Petersburg is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . petersburg-va.org. Retrieved . petersburg-va.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id 1808181
    Umls cui C3827385
    "/* wbsetqualifier-update:1| */ [[Property:P2868]]: [[Q12357832]], разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect [[Q13220204]] → [[Q12357832]] ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q132202"
  2. 22d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people who died here Category:Deaths in Petersburg, Virginia
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Virginia
    Different from Petersburg Borough
    Head of government Samuel Parham
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C110629, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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