City of Petersburg
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Coastal Flood Warning — Coastal Flood Warning issued September 24 at 7:44PM EDT until September 26 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
- Population
- 33,537
- Area
- 22.72 sq mi (58.85 km²), 0.22 sq mi water
- Median age
- 35.8
- Households
- 15,138
- Persons per household
- 2.2
- Median household income
- $50,698
- Median house value
- $189,000
Demographics: 2020–2024 ACS
Tonight
53°F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
71°F
Mostly Sunny1% precip
Friday Night
54°F
Mostly Clear2% precip
Saturday
77°F
Sunny1% precip
As of Sep 25, 2:36 AM UTC — the forecast service is catching up.
City of Petersburg
An independent city — coextensive with this county-equivalent, so it is governed as a city and reported as a county.
Local News
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Published September 22Headlines from across the state: AG Jay Jones asks SCC to reset the clock on Dominion-NextEra merger; more …
From elsewhere: Virginia Beach schools, Civil Rights Office reach agreement over sexual misconduct investigations. Petersburg City Schools to raise starting teacher salaries to $60K after budget vote. CarMax cuts 60-plus jobs in Richmond area.