Petersburg city, Virginia
County seat: Petersburg · Population 33,734 (2025) · 23 sq mi
Petersburg city is the 53rd most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 33,734 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Petersburg. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 4 neighboring counties.
Petersburg city facts
- County seat
- Petersburg
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 33,734 +0.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 23 sq mi 107th largest of 133
- Water area
- 0 sq mi
- Population density
- 1,485 per sq mi
- Largest city
- Petersburg 33,734
- Median household income
- $50,698
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 2
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51730
Cities and towns in Petersburg city
Petersburg city has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Petersburg city; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petersburg (county seat) | City | 33,734 |
ZIP codes in Petersburg city
2 ZIP codes reach into Petersburg city. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 23803 also Dinwiddie and Chesterfield counties
- 23805 also Prince George and Dinwiddie counties
Population of Petersburg city, 2020–2025
Petersburg city grew by 270 people (+0.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 386 more births than deaths and a net loss of 110 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 33,398 |
| 2021 | 33,444 |
| 2022 | 33,484 |
| 2023 | 33,316 |
| 2024 | 34,030 |
| 2025 | 33,734 |
Neighboring counties
- Prince George County east · 43,936 people
- Dinwiddie County southwest · 28,896 people
- Chesterfield County northwest · 397,148 people
- Colonial Heights city north · 18,738 people
Printable Petersburg city map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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