Welcome to Pierson ...

The town of Pierson is located in Volusia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pierson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pierson has a population of 1,899 people<2> (see below for details).

Pierson is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pierson is located in the (386) area code.

The ZIP code for Pierson: 32180<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pierson had an population of 1,899 people. This is an increase of 9.39% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 26.85% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pierson had a population of 1,736 people. This makes Pierson the county's 16th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,736 people, the population of Pierson decreased 33.13% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,596 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Pierson.

Communities Also Named Pierson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Pierson - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, Manitoba, Michigan, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Pierson ...

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

• De Land
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land
  • De Land is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Land <5>
• Crescent City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
  • Crescent City is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent City <5>
• Pomona Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona Park
  • Pomona Park is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona Park <5>
• Barberville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberville
  • Barberville is located in Volusia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barberville <5>
• Seville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
  • Seville is located in Volusia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <5>
• Volusia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
  • Volusia is located in Volusia County
• Astor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
  • Astor is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astor <5>
• De Leon Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Leon Springs
  • De Leon Springs is located in Volusia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Leon Springs <5>
• Crescent City Station
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City Station have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City Station
  • Crescent City Station is located in Putnam County
• Glenwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Glenwood is located in Volusia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <5>

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 Pierson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pierson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pierson ...

Looking for more information about Pierson? 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 Pierson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pierson.

Adding Pierson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pierson 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 Pierson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Pierson post office opened in 1886.

We also found Pierson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pierson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Volusia County: www.volusia.org/

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