Where is Peterson located?

Peterson, NC is located at latitude 36.0409400 and longitude -82.3354100. It is in United States.

What is the elevation of Peterson?

Peterson, NC has an elevation of 621 meters (2037 feet) above sea level.

Peterson, NC is in the America/New_York time zone.

Peterson is in the state of North Carolina, United States.

Peterson is in Mitchell County, North Carolina.

Peterson: a city in Mitchell County, North Carolina.

Peterson is a city located in the county of Mitchell in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

State	North Carolina (United States)
County	Mitchell County
Latitude & Longitude	36.0409,-82.3354
Time Zone	America/New_York
Local time	00:28:26 (7th November 2026)
Weather	37℉ Mostly Cloudy 7-days weather

Peterson is located at 36°2'27"N 82°20'7"W (36.0409400, -82.3354100).

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37°F

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3 mph NNW Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. North northwest wind around 3 mph.

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Schools and campuses linked to Peterson, NC. Select a name to open its map and contact details.

Code	Name	City	ZIP
220075	East Tennessee State University	Johnson City (TN)	37614

Closest post offices linked to Peterson.

Post Office Name	City	ZIP
Green Mountain Post Office	Green Mountain (NC)	28740

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Mitchell County , NC.

City Name	Population	Title
Spruce Pine	2,126	Town in North Carolina, United States of America
Richlands	1,718	Town in North Carolina, USA