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Welcome to Pierpont ...

The village of Pierpont is located in Boone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pierpont, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pierpont has a population of 77 people<2> (see below for details).

Pierpont is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pierpont lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Pierpont: 573 & 235<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pierpont had an population of 77 people. This is an increase of 1.32% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 26.23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pierpont had a population of 76 people. This makes Pierpont the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 76 people, the population of Pierpont increased 24.59% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 61 people).

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

Communities Also Named Pierpont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Pierpont - they are located in Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Pierpont ...

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

  • Columbia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fulton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Fulton is located in Callaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,549 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <5>
  • Holts Summit
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hallsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Saint Martins
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Saint Martins is located in Cole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • New Bloomfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamestown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Mykee Town
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
    • Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
  • Centertown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pierpont ...

Looking for more information about Pierpont? 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 Pierpont, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pierpont.

Adding Pierpont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pierpont 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 (so far) for Pierpont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pierpont post office opened in 1903. The Pierpont post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pierpont.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Pierpont.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pierpont - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Pierpont area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Pierpont area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/