Piercy | |
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Coordinates: 39°57′59″N 123°47′43″W / 39.96639°N 123.79528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Mendocino County |
Elevation | 794 ft (242 m) |
ZIP code | 95587
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Area code | 707 |
Piercy is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California. [1] It is located on the South Fork of the Eel River, 9 miles (14 km) north-northwest of Leggett, [3] at an elevation of 794 feet (242 m). [1]
The first post office at Piercy opened in 1920. [3] The name honors Sam Piercy, who settled there around 1900. [3]
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Piercy has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated Csb on climate maps. [4]
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. [5]