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Fort Pierce
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county seat of St. Lucie County, Florida, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Florida
- County
- St. Lucie
- Settled
- c. 1860s
- Type
- Commission-Manager
- Mayor
- Linda Hudson
- Commissioners
- List Michael Broderick, District 2 Curtis Johnson, Jr. District 1 vacant, District 2 Arnold S. Gaines, District 1
- City manager
- Richard Chess
- City clerk
- Linda Cox
- City attorney
- Andrea Duenas
- Total
- 29.84 sq mi (77.29 km )
- Land
- 23.79 sq mi (61.62 km )
- Water
- 6.05 sq mi (15.67 km )
- Elevation
- 20 ft (6.1 m)
- Density
- 1,988.0/sq mi (767.59/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Zip codes
- 34945–34951, 34954, 34979, 34981-34982
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Encyclopedic overview
Fort Pierce is a city in and the county seat of St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. An hour north of West Palm Beach, the city is part of the Treasure Coast region of Florida’s Atlantic Coast. It is also known as the Sunrise City. Per the 2020 census, the population was 47,297.
History
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