Welcome to Pierce ...

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

Pierce is 5,030 feet [1,533 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Pierce is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Pierce lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Pierce, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Pierce lies within the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named Pierce ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Pierce - they are located in Alabama (2), California (2), Colorado, Florida (2), Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Nebraska, Nevada, 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Hidalgo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pierce - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.