EXHIBIT 32

                           SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATIONS


         In connection with the Quarterly Report of Peoples Bancorp Inc.
("Peoples Bancorp") on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005,
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), I, Robert E. Evans, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
of Peoples Bancorp, I, Mark F. Bradley, President and Chief Operating Officer of
Peoples Bancorp, and I, John W. Conlon, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of
Peoples Bancorp, certify, pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of
the United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Peoples
     Bancorp.



Date:  May 9, 2005        /s/ ROBERT E. EVANS
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                              Robert E. Evans
                              Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer



Date:  May 9, 2005       /s/ JOHN W. CONLON
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                             John W. Conlon
                             chief Financial Officer and Treasurer



Date:  May 9, 2005       /s/ MARK F. BRADLEY
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                             Mark F. Bradley
                             President and Chief Operating Officer



* This certification is being furnished as required by Rule 13a-14(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Section 1350 of Chapter
63 of Title 18 of the United States Code, and shall not be deemed "filed" for
purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liability
of that Section. This certification shall not be deemed to be incorporated by
reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.