Petersburg, Cape May County, New Jersey

Petersburg, New Jersey
Upper Township branch of Cape May County Library
Petersburg, New Jersey
Location of Petersburg in Cape May County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
Petersburg, New Jersey
Petersburg, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Petersburg, New Jersey
Petersburg, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°15′13″N 74°43′36″W / 39.2537259°N 74.7265512°W / 39.2537259; -74.7265512
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyCape May
TownshipUpper
Elevation
33 ft (10 m)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
Area code(s)609, 640
GNIS feature ID879255

Petersburg is an unincorporated community located within Upper Township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

A post office was established in 1856, with Peter Corson as the first postmaster.