Welcome to Pierce ...

Pierce is located in Polk County<1>.

The location of Pierce has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pierce, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Pierce is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Pierce: (863)

Communities Also Named Pierce ...

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

Beyond Florida, there are 26 communities that are also named Pierce - they are located in Alabama (2), California (2), Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Pierce ...

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

• Lakeland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
  • Lakeland is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <4>
• Winter Haven
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Haven
  • Winter Haven is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Haven <4>
• Plant City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
  • Plant City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plant City <4>
• Bartow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
  • Bartow is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartow <4>
• Auburndale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
  • Auburndale is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburndale <4>
• Fort Meade
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Meade
  • Fort Meade is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Meade <4>
• Mulberry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Mulberry is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <4>
• Eagle Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
  • Eagle Lake is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <4>
• Bowling Green
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Hardee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
• Brewster ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
  • Brewster is located in Polk 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 Pierce. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pierce.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Pierce.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pierce ...

Looking for more information about 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pierce, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pierce.

Adding Pierce to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Pierce was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pierce post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pierce.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pierce. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/

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