Pierce Texas Map

About Pierce, Texas

Pierce is a locality in Wharton County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Pierce is located at 29.2391°N, 96.2000°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 77467.

Pierce stretches across a flat, expansive horizon where the sky holds an immense, pale weight above the prairie grass. It lies 5.1 miles northeast of El Campo, TX (from El Campo, TX: bearing 55°T), and is situated 7.7 miles southwest of Wharton. Jones Creek carves a shallow, rhythmic path through the earth here, its banks lined with brush that turns a dusty silver when the wind kicks up from the open plains. Six miles to the north, the water of Roach Reservoir sits still and heavy, providing a quiet basin that mirrors the shifting clouds. Seventeen miles away, the silhouette of Peach Break interrupts the otherwise level landscape, a subtle rise that marks the boundary of the local vista. During the golden hour, the light flattens against the ground, turning the dry soil into a shimmering copper that feels both ancient and remarkably empty. Pierce exists as a quiet monument to the endurance of land-based labor, anchored by the rhythmic cycles of agriculture that have defined its economy for generations. While the pace of daily life remains tethered to the harvest and the tending of livestock, the area retains a modest, utilitarian character that predates the modern sprawl. Four miles away, Rotary Park offers a small expanse of managed green space, serving as a rare, quiet intersection for the people who work the surrounding soil. There is a particular stillness in the way the local economy functions, built on the steady, unadorned production of the fields rather than the frantic pace of larger hubs. To live in Pierce is to accept the dominance of the horizon, where the heat of the afternoon sun dictates the rhythm of the day and the long shadows of evening bring a necessary, cooling relief.

About This Pierce Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pierce, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 29.239139, -96.199962. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Pierce and Wharton County.

Detailed location data for Pierce includes the ZIP code (77467), telephone area code (281), county seat of Wharton County (Wharton), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Pierce is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.