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Welcome to Pierce ...

Pierce is located in Burleigh County<1>.

Pierce is 1,650 feet [503 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Pierce, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Pierce: 701

Communities Also Named Pierce ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Dakota communities named Pierce: This one is located in Burleigh County and the other is located in Slope County.

Beyond North Dakota, 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, New Mexico, 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.

  • Bismarck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mandan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Apple Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Apple Valley is located in Burleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Menoken
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • On-a-Slant Village ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • On-a-Slant Village is located in Morton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for On-a-Slant Village
  • Twin City Estates
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Twin City Estates is located in Morton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City Estates
  • Huff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Huff is located in Morton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
  • McKenzie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Double Ditch Indian Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Anthony
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Burleigh, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pierce - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.