Petersburg Texas Map

About Petersburg, Texas

Petersburg is a locality in Hale County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 699. The population density is 375.6 people per km². Petersburg is located at 33.8695°N, 101.5974°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79250.

Petersburg sits under a sky that often stretches in an unbroken expanse of pale blue, a canvas for the relentless Texas sun. It lies 22.7 miles south-southeast of Plainview, TX (from Plainview, TX: bearing 164°T), and is situated 14.3 miles east of Abernathy. The landscape here is one of subtle, patient geography, a broad, flat plain that seems to breathe with the wind. Far from the dramatic pronouncements of mountains or the insistent murmur of a great river, Petersburg’s character is etched in the muted greens and browns of cultivated fields, the stoic lines of grain elevators that punctuate the horizon, and the occasional hardy mesquite tree clinging to existence. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, a distillation of dust and sun-baked earth, and the light itself seems to soften and deepen as evening approaches, turning the endless sky into a wash of apricot and rose. The story of Petersburg is one of hardy settlement, of pioneers who saw not emptiness but opportunity in this wide-open country. Its economy, like much of the High Plains, is rooted deeply in agriculture, the black soil yielding bountiful harvests of cotton and grain. This reliance on the land has fostered a culture of resilience and pragmatism, a quiet understanding of the cycles of nature and the importance of community. The town itself, though modest, holds a distinct sense of place, a collection of buildings that speak of generations of life lived and work done, where the hum of tractors often forms the soundtrack to the day, a constant reminder of the deep, enduring connection between the people and the earth they cultivate.

About This Petersburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Petersburg, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.869525, -101.597388. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Petersburg and Hale County.

Detailed location data for Petersburg includes the ZIP code (79250), telephone area code (806), county seat of Hale County (Plainview), and school district assignment (Petersburg Independent School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Petersburg is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.