Welcome to Pearce ...
Pearce is located in Cochise County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pearce, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.
Pearce is 4,390 feet [1,338 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Pearce is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Pearce lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Pearce and travel east, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.
Area Code for Pearce: 520
The ZIP code for Pearce: 85625<3>
Communities Also Named Pearce ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pearce - they are located in Alabama and Mississippi.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pearce.
Communities near Pearce ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pearce.
- Tombstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Courtland ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Courtland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Courtland is located in Cochise County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Courtland
- From Pearce to Courtland
- Sunizona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Turquoise ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turquoise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turquoise
- Turquoise is located in Cochise County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Turquoise
- From Pearce to Turquoise
- Gleeson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gleeson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleeson
- Gleeson is located in Cochise County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gleeson
- From Pearce to Gleeson
- Cochise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dragoon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elfrida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dos Cabezas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McNeal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Pearce. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pearce.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pearce. 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 Pearce.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pearce. See our Newspapers Page for Pearce.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pearce ...
Looking for more information about Pearce? 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 Pearce, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pearce.
Adding Pearce to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pearce 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 Pearce was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Pearce post office opened in 1896.
We also found Pearce on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Arizona and New Mexico (1925).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pearce.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Cochise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pearce - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Pearce). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pearce or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |