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Petros, Tennessee

Census-designated place in Tennessee, United States

36°06′10″N 84°27′01″W / 36.10278°N 84.45028°W / 36.10278; -84.45028CountryUnited StatesStateTennesseeCountyMorganArea

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• Total3.94 sq mi (10.20 km²) • Land3.94 sq mi (10.20 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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1,437 ft (438 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total459 • Density116.50/sq mi (44.98/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

37845^[4]

Area code423GNIS feature ID2586077^[2]

Petros (/piːˈtrɒs/ pee-TROSS) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Morgan County, Tennessee, United States, located on State Route 116. Its population was 459 at the 2020 census.^[3] Petros has its own post office, with the ZIP code 37845.

Petros is historically a coal mining town and was also the site of the now closed Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary. Some of the town and coal mine scenes for the movie October Sky were filmed there.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	583	—
2020	459	−21.3%
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Petros, Tennessee
^ ^a ^b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 4, 2016.