Petersburg is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

North Carolina Highway 213 North Carolina Highway 213 (NC 213) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bord ...

, in south-central Madison County,

North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

, United States. It lies at an elevation of 1991 feet (607 m). The community is part of the

Asheville Asheville ( ) is a city in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the county seat of Buncombe County. It is the most populous city in Western North Carolina a ...

Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the hometown of the country music group "The Petersburg Boys", formerly known as "The Sawmill Gang".

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Unincorporated communities in North Carolina Unincorporated communities in Madison County, North Carolina Asheville metropolitan area {{MadisonCountyNC-geo-stub