Back بيترستون (فيرجينيا الغربية) Arabic بيترستون ARZ Peterstown Catalan Питерстаун (Малхбузен Виргини) CE Peterstown CEB Peterstown, Gorllewin Virginia Welsh Peterstown (Virginia Occidental) Spanish پترستوون، ویرجینیای غربی Persian Peterstown French Peterstown Italian
Peterstown, West Virginia | |
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 Water Street in Peterstown | |
 Location of Peterstown in Monroe County, West Virginia. | |
| Coordinates: 37°23′55″N 80°47′42″W / 37.39861°N 80.79500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Monroe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.32 sq mi (0.82 km2) |
| • Land | 0.32 sq mi (0.82 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,624 ft (495 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 456 |
| • Estimate (2021)[2] | 454 |
| • Density | 1,965.19/sq mi (757.68/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 24963 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-63052[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1552465[4] |
| Website | local |
Peterstown is a town in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 456 at the 2020 census.[2]
The town was named after Christian Peters, a pioneer settler.[5] The town is the site of the 1928 discovery of the 34.48 carat (6.896 g) Jones Diamond by Grover C. Jones and his son, William "Punch" Jones.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 481.