Welcome to Piercefield ...
Piercefield is located in the Adirondacks.
Piercefield is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Piercefield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
Piercefield is 1,570 feet [479 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Piercefield lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Piercefield: 315 & 680<3>
The ZIP code for Piercefield: 12973<4>
Communities near Piercefield ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Piercefield.
- Altamont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Altamont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Tupper Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Horseshoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Horseshoe is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Sevey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sevey is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevey
- Cranberry Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saranac Inn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saranac Inn is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Inn
- Stark
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stark is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Wanakena
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newton Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Paul Smiths
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Piercefield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Piercefield.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Piercefield. 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 Piercefield.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Piercefield. See our Newspapers Page for Piercefield.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Piercefield ...
Looking for more information about Piercefield? 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 Piercefield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Piercefield.
Adding Piercefield to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Piercefield 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 Piercefield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Piercefield post office opened in 1895.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Piercefield.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Saint Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Piercefield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Piercefield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Piercefield area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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 Piercefield). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Piercefield or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <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/ |