Fort Pierce, Florida

Fort Pierce, Florida
Fort Pierce, Florida
City
	Fort Pierce Inlet State Park
	Seal
	Nickname: The Sunrise City
	Location in St. Lucie County and the state of Florida
	Coordinates: 27°26′20″N 80°20′8″W / 27.43889°N 80.33556°W
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	St. Lucie
Founded	1838
Settled	c. 1860s
Incorporated (city)	1901
Government
• Type	Commission-Manager
• Mayor	Linda Hudson
• Commissioners	List
• City Manager	Nicholas C. Mimms
• City Clerk	Linda Cox
• City Attorney	Andrea Duenas
Area
• Total	29.84 sq mi (77.29 km2)
• Land	23.79 sq mi (61.62 km2)
• Water	6.05 sq mi (15.67 km2)
Elevation	16 ft (5 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	47,297
• Density	1,988.02/sq mi (767.59/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	34945–34951, 34954, 34979, 34981-34982
FIPS code	12-24300
GNIS feature ID	0307964
Website	cityoffortpierce.com

Fort Pierce is a city in and the county seat of St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. The city is part of the Treasure Coast region of Atlantic Coast Florida.^[9] It is also known as the Sunrise City.^[10] Per the 2020 census, the population was 47,297.^[11]

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