Petersburg, Alaska

Petersburg, Alaska
Aerial view of Petersburg
Aerial view of Petersburg
Motto: 
Little Norway. Big Adventure.
Location of Petersburg in Alaska
Location of Petersburg in Alaska
Coordinates: 56°48′16″N 132°56′31″W / 56.80444°N 132.94194°W / 56.80444; -132.94194
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughPetersburg
Area
 • Total46.30 sq mi (119.93 km2)
 • Land44.17 sq mi (114.40 km2)
 • Water2.14 sq mi (5.53 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,043
 • Density68.89/sq mi (26.60/km2)
ZIP code
99833
Area code907
FIPS code02-60310

Petersburg is a census-designated place (CDP) in and essentially the borough seat of Petersburg Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 3,043 at the 2020 census, up from 2,948 in 2010.[2]

The borough encompasses Petersburg and Kupreanof, plus mostly uninhabited areas stretching to the Canadian–American border and the southern boundary of the City and Borough of Juneau.[3][4] While the city of Petersburg ceased to exist as a separate administrative entity (the borough assembly created a service area to assume operation of the former city's services), the tiny city of Kupreanof remains separate within the borough.[5]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places" (Web). State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "Vote certified, Petersburg Borough formation complete". KTOO. January 4, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2013. – Includes map
  4. ^ Incorporation certificate on "borough manager page". Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  5. ^ "Petersburg incorporates as Alaska's 19th borough". Juneau Empire. January 4, 2013. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2013.