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Country around Petersburg is a rural area of about 3,409 people in Petersburg Borough, Alaska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 644 miles from Anchorage, AK and 783 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 59°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 86 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $315k and rent runs about $950 a month.
3,409people
$315kTypical home
$950/moRent
59° / 32°Summer / winter
86"Snow
112Sunny days
229Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,409 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 783 mi to Seattle, WA
- 644 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 112 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $315k (≈$1,987/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 59°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 112 sunny days a year (33 totally clear)
- 253 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 229 days a year with rain or snow
- 86" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (205 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (848 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 8 min
- 23% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to PSG airport
- 666 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 830 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 183 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 110 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 119 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 112 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 81 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 120 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Petersburg Borough: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk