Petersburg in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.2279, -77.4019
- Elevation
- 22 m above sea level
- Population
- 32 477
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 188 km away
- Same name
- 46 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Petersburg, Virginia, United States
What follows is the current local time in Petersburg, Virginia, United States, in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Petersburg, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Petersburg
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Petersburg.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:36 AM Solar noon 11:54 AM Sunset 5:12 PM Daylight 10 h 36 min Night 13 h 24 min Civil twilight 6:09 AM – 5:40 PM
Weather in Petersburg right now
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Petersburg and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 12138
- 16669
- 23803
- 23804
- 23805
- 26847
- 37144
- 41080
- 44454
- 47567
- 49270
- 58272
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Virginia
- Virginia Beach 454 808
- Norfolk 238 005
- Chesapeake 235 429
- Richmond 226 610
- Arlington 207 627
- Newport News 186 247
Other places named Petersburg
- Petersburg Alaska, United States
- Petersburg West Virginia, United States
- Petersburg Indiana, United States
- Petersburg Illinois, United States
- Petersburg Texas, United States
Same time zone — America/New_York
- New York City United States
- Brooklyn United States
- Queens United States
- Philadelphia United States
- Manhattan United States
- The Bronx United States
Nearby places
- Blandford — 0.9 km
- Pocahontas — 1.1 km
- Battersea — 1.8 km
- Heights — 1.9 km
- Ettrick — 2.8 km
- Burnside — 3.2 km
About the time in Petersburg
Local time in Petersburg comes from the America/New_York zone, UTC−5. Daylight saving time: No.
The sun rises here at 6:36 AM and sets at 5:12 PM in Petersburg today. Daylight adds up to 10 h 36 min.
Nearby Blandford and Pocahontas need no separate clock from Petersburg.
Addressing within Petersburg draws on 12 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- What is Petersburg's time zone?
- Petersburg's time zone is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does Petersburg take part in daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Petersburg: No.
- What time will the sun set in Petersburg today?
- Today it sets at 5:12 PM.