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What time is it in Petersburg, West Virginia, United States

Right now in Petersburg, West Virginia, United States the local time is the one shown here, in the America/New_York zone (−5).

Petersburg, United States

11:48:16 AM

Monday, 9 November 2026

UTC−5 · America/New_York

Local time in Petersburg

UTC−5 · no daylight saving time

Petersburg keeps America/New_York clock_time.

The sun today

Sunrise 6:54 AM Solar noon 12:02 PM Sunset 5:09 PM Daylight 10 h 16 min Night 13 h 44 min Civil twilight 6:26 AM – 5:37 PM

Weather in Petersburg right now

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Petersburg and its neighbours

Petersburg at 38.9926, -79.1239 with the nearest towns within 10.4 km · open in OpenStreetMap

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.

Petersburg in numbers

Coordinates: 38.9926, -79.1239
Elevation: 285 m above sea level
Population: 2 520
Region: West Virginia
Country: United States, North America
Capital: Washington, D.C. — 181 km away
Same name: 46 more places in the world share this name

Largest cities in West Virginia

Huntington 48 638
Charleston 46 838
Parkersburg 30 991
Morgantown 30 708
Wheeling 27 648
Weirton Heights 19 450

Other places named Petersburg

Petersburg Virginia, United States
Petersburg Alaska, 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

Town Hill — 1.3 km
Hiser (historical) — 3.4 km
Dorcas — 6.2 km
Durgon — 6.8 km
Cabins — 7.1 km
Seymourville — 7.3 km

Local time details for Petersburg

There are 12 postal codes assigned to Petersburg.

Petersburg lies in the America/New_York time zone, offset UTC−5. Seasonal adjustment of clocks: No.

The day begins at Petersburg with sunrise at 6:54 AM and ends with sunset at 5:09 PM. Daylight totals 10 h 16 min.

Neighbours of Petersburg such as Town Hill and Hiser (historical) share its clock.

Questions and answers

What time zone corresponds to Petersburg?: America/New_York corresponds to Petersburg and has an offset of −5.
Is summer time applied in Petersburg?: No.
What are the sunrise and sunset times in Petersburg?: Sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 5:09 PM.