Petersburg, Alaska - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	3,106
Male Share of the Population	50.4%
Female Share of the Population	49.6%
Senior Citizens	20.3%
Employed Population 16+	1,458
Age of the Population	40

Families

% of people married	51.9%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	23.4%
Median Earnings25+	$43,352
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$19,615
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$30,250

Wealth

Median Family Income	$79,911
% Above Poverty Level	91.9%
% Below Poverty Level	8.1%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	8 minutes
% Working from Home	4.6%
% Walking and Biking to Work	20.9%
% Using Public Transportation	1%

Housing

People Living Alone	26.1%
Median Gross Rent	$950
Median House Value	$221,000

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	41.2%
Norwegian	12%
English	8.4%
Irish	8.3%
Swedish	4.9%
French Except Basque	3.1%
Scottish	2.8%
Finnish	2.6%
Italian	2.5%
Dutch	1.8%
Polish	1.3%
Danishn	1.1%
Russian	0.7%
Swiss	0.6%
Israeli	0.5%
Belgian	0.5%
Czech	0.5%
Welsh	0.4%
Portuguese	0.4%
Hungarian	0.4%
German	0.3%
Canadian	0.3%
Icelander	0.3%
Austrian	0.2%
Arab	0.2%
Ukrainian	0.2%
Lebanese	0.2%
Romanian	0.2%
West Indian	0.1%
African	0.1%
Lithuanian	0.1%
Greek	0.1%
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Petersburg Almanac

Category	Value
County	Petersburg Census Area
P.O. Box Zip Codes	99833
Phone Area Codes	907
Time Zone	America/Juneau
Approximate Latitude	57.05
Approximate Longitude	-132.62

Petersburg Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	PETERSBURG 1
Distance	0.4 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 35 F
Apr Temp	34 to 50 F
Jul Temp	48 to 64 F
Oct Temp	38 to 48 F
Annual Precip	109.9 inches

Station	WRANGELL AP
Distance	31.5 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 35 F
Apr Temp	36 to 50 F
Jul Temp	50 to 65 F
Oct Temp	40 to 50 F
Annual Precip	79.3 inches

Station	LITTLE PORT WALTER
Distance	70.5 miles
Jan Temp	29 to 37 F
Apr Temp	35 to 47 F
Jul Temp	49 to 62 F
Oct Temp	40 to 50 F
Annual Precip	225.5 inches

Petersburg Public Libraries

Petersburg Public Library
14 SOUTH SECOND STREET
Petersburg, Alaska
(907) 772-3349

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Petersburg Hospitals

Petersburg Medical Center
(Government - Local)
103 Fram St.
(907) 772-4291

Petersburg Public Schools

Mitkof Middle School
500 N. First Street
ZIP: 99833
Middle
Total Enrollment 98

Petersburg High School
109 Charles W Street
ZIP: 99833
High
Total Enrollment 143

Rae C. Stedman Elementary
303 Dolphin Street
ZIP: 99833
Primary
Total Enrollment 192

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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