Piercy, California
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in California, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Piercy
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|settlement_type =Unincorporated community
|image_skyline = California State Route 271 - December 2024 - Sarah Stierch.jpg
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|image_caption = California State Route 271 in Piercy in December 3, 2024.
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|pushpin_map_caption =Location in California
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name =United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = California
|subdivision_type2 =County
|subdivision_name2 = Mendocino County
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|coordinates = {{coord|39|57|59|N|123|47|43|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_footnotes = {{gnis|1659386}}
|elevation_m =242
|elevation_ft =794
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|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 95587{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/95587|title=Piercy ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2022|access-date=November 11, 2022}}
|area_code = 707
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Piercy is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California. It is located on the South Fork of the Eel River, {{convert|9|mi|km|0}} north-northwest of Leggett,{{California's Geographic Names|122}} at an elevation of {{Convert|794|ft|m}}.
The first post office at Piercy opened in 1920. The name honors Sam Piercy, who settled there around 1900.
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above {{Convert|71.6|F|C}}. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Piercy has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated Csb on climate maps.[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=216940&cityname=Piercy%2C+California%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Piercy, California]
Notable events
The town hosted the Jerry Garcia Band a number of times throughout the late 1980s to 1990, captured in the 2019 six-CD release titled Electric on the Eel.{{Cite magazine|last=Doyle|first=Patrick|date=2019-01-31|title=Jerry Garcia Band's Legendary Eel River Shows to Be Released in Box Set|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jerry-garcia-eel-river-box-set-787727/|access-date=2021-09-13|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}
References
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{{Mendocino County, California}}
{{Eel River}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in California
Category:Unincorporated communities in Mendocino County, California
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