Map of Petros CDP

Petros (pronounced 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 583 as of the 2010 census. Petros has its own post office, with the ZIP code 37845.

Petros is historically a coal mining town and is also the home of (the now closed) Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary. Some of the town and coal mine scenes for the movie October Sky were filmed there. Also home to Petros Joyner school

Petros CDP overview:
Name:	Petros CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Tennessee
County:	Morgan County
Elevation:	1,437 ft (438 m)
Total Area:	3.94 sq mi (10.20 km²)
Land Area:	3.94 sq mi (10.20 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	459
Population Density:	116.50/sq mi (44.98/km²)
ZIP code:	37845
Area code:	423
FIPS code:	4757780
GNISfeature ID:	2586077

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Petros online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.