Welcome to Fort Pierce ...

The coastal city of Fort Pierce is located on the Treasure Coast.

Fort Pierce is located in Saint Lucie County<1> and is the County Seat for Saint Lucie County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Pierce, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Pierce: Ft. Pierce

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fort Pierce has a population of 46,049 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Fort Pierce is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Fort Pierce lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Fort Pierce: (772)

The ZIP codes for Fort Pierce: 34945-34951, 34954, 34979, 34981-34982<4>

Websites for Fort Pierce ...

Official Website: www.ci.fort-pierce.fl.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fort Pierce had an population of 46,049 people. This is an increase of 10.72% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22.74% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fort Pierce had a population of 41,590 people (which is 14.97% of the total population of Saint Lucie County). This makes Fort Pierce the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Fort Pierce represents 0.22% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 59th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 41,590 people, the population of Fort Pierce increased 10.86% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 37,516 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fort Pierce.

Communities Also Named Fort Pierce ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Fort Pierce: This one is located in Saint Lucie County and the other is located in Brevard County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Pierce.

Communities near Fort Pierce ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Pierce.

• Port Saint Lucie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Saint Lucie
  • Port Saint Lucie is located in Saint Lucie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Saint Lucie <5>
• Vero Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vero Beach
  • Vero Beach is located in Indian River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vero Beach <5>
• Stuart
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
  • Stuart is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <5>
• Indian River Shores
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River Shores
  • Indian River Shores is located in Indian River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,346 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian River Shores <5>
• Sewall's Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewall's Point
  • Sewall's Point is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sewall's Point <5>
• Ocean Breeze
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Breeze
  • Ocean Breeze is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
  • Former name for Ocean Breeze:
  • Ocean Breeze Park
• Indian River Estates
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian River Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River Estates
  • Indian River Estates is located in Saint Lucie County
• White City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Saint Lucie County
• Florida Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florida Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Ridge
  • Florida Ridge is located in Indian River County
• South Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Beach
  • South Beach is located in Indian River County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fort Pierce. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Pierce.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Pierce. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Pierce.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Pierce. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Pierce.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Pierce ...

Looking for more information about Fort Pierce? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fort Pierce, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Pierce.

Adding Fort Pierce to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Pierce in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fort Pierce was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Fort Pierce post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Pierce.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fort Pierce: www.ci.fort-pierce.fl.us/

The official website for Saint Lucie County: www.stlucieco.gov/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/