Petrey, Alabama

About Petrey

Petrey is a tiny community in southeastern Alabama counting 62 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Petrey is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.73 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 85 residents per square mile.

📰 Petrey News Today

• The small town of Petrey Alabama now has a town hall WSFA · Aug 28
• Big addition for small Alabama town WSFA · Aug 28
• OBITUARY: Niceville’s Dr. Paul A. Petrey Jr. Mid Bay News · Apr 2
• Petrey celebrates century-long Town Hall effort Luverne Journal · Sep 2
• James William (Jim) Jackson Obituary Jan 14, 2026 Legacy | Obituary · Jan 15

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Petrey Unique

• The only place in America named Petrey — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• With 62 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southeastern Alabama, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Petrey

• It Don't Matter Family Restaurant — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Petrey

• Lapine Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Petrey

• DunbarRamer School
• Highland Home School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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