Welcome to Pierce ...

The city of Pierce is located in Pierce County<1> and is the County Seat for Pierce County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pierce, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pierce has a population of 1,727 people<3> (see below for details).

Pierce is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Pierce: (402) & (531)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pierce had an population of 1,727 people. This is a decrease of 2.26% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.65% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pierce had a population of 1,767 people (which is 24.32% of the total population of Pierce County). This makes Pierce the county's most populous community.

The population of Pierce represents 0.1% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 63rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,767 people, the population of Pierce has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,774 people).

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

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), Nevada, New Mexico, 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.

Communities near Pierce ...

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

• Norfolk
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
  • Norfolk is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfolk <6>
• Plainview
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Plainview is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <6>
• Battle Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
  • Battle Creek is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Creek <6>
• Tilden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
  • Tilden is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilden <6>
• Randolph
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Randolph is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <6>
• Osmond
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osmond
  • Osmond is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osmond <6>
• Winside
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winside
  • Winside is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winside <6>
• Hadar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadar
  • Hadar is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hadar <6>
• Hoskins
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins
  • Hoskins is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoskins <6>
• Meadow Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Grove
  • Meadow Grove is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow Grove <6>

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. Our list includes 6 papers. 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Pierce, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pierce.

Adding Pierce to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pierce 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 Pierce was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Pierce post office opened in 1870.

We also found Pierce on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pierce.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pierce. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/