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Petersburg, New Jersey
Upper Township branch of Cape May County Library
Upper Township branch of Cape May County Library
Petersburg
Petersburg
Petersburg, New Jersey
Location in Cape May County, New Jersey
Petersburg
Petersburg
Petersburg, New Jersey
Location in New Jersey
Petersburg
Petersburg
Petersburg, New Jersey
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Cape May
Township Upper
Elevation
33 ft (10 m)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
Area code(s) 609, 640
GNIS feature ID 879255

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.

Education

Upper Township School District operates public schools for K-8. Upper Township Primary School and Upper Township Elementary School have Marmora addresses while Upper Township Middle School has a Petersburg address. Ocean City High School of Ocean City School District has high school students from Upper Township.

Countywide schools include Cape May County Technical High School and Cape May County Special Services School District.

Cape May County Library operates the Upper Township Branch in Petersburg.

Notable people

See also (related category): People from Cape May County, New Jersey

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Petersburg include:

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