Petersburg is a village in Boone County, Nebraska, home to about 397 people across 0.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 68652.
Mostly Petersburg; also Raeville
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| Nearest major airport | Eppley Airfield (OMA)119 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI)63 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lincoln, NE103 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL535 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Petersburg; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Petersburg had 332 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2000.
It’s the 239th largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.
Boone County grew from 11,689 residents in 1900 to 5,379 in 2020.
Boone County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 27.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 30 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Elgin, NE weather station (9 miles away).
1,707 jobs at 199 businesses in Boone County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Petersburg.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (2 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Raeville.
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