PierpontMO
A town of 68, settled in 1903.
Is Pierpont a good place to live?
Pierpont has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
68 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pierpont: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pierpont, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pierpont.
Expect four seasons and hot summers in Pierpont
July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 21° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults report frequent mental distress in Pierpont than in most of Missouri or the rest of the country
In Pierpont, 20% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. 25% of Pierpont adults feel lonely, below both the Missouri town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%). Of 32 CDC measures, Pierpont beats the Missouri average on 20 and trails it on 3. Among 248 Missouri towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Pierpont.
| Pierpont | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 19% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Pierpont | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.7% | 13.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.5% | 9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.2% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rock Bridge Memorial State Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Pierpont faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Pierpont sits above 53% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 64% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 11% to tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Faurot Field and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pierpont. Close and well known come first.
5 mi Stadium & arenaFaurot Field
19 mi MuseumNational Churchill Museum
6 mi MuseumState Historical Society of Missouri6 mi MuseumMuseum of Art and Archaeology
6 mi GardenMizzou Botanic Garden6 mi GardenMcAlester ArboretumPhoto credits
Faurot Field: Mitchell3417 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · National Churchill Museum: Ammodramus, CC0 · State Historical Society of Missouri: Grey Wanderer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mizzou Botanic Garden: Unknown, Public domain
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Everything we know about Pierpont
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Pierpont
About 13 of every 100 Pierpont residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
About Pierpont
Village in Missouri, United States
Pierpont is a village in Boone County, Missouri, United States. It is part of the Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 64 at the 2020 census. The village, located south of Rock Bridge Memorial State Park at Route N and Highway 163, was incorporated in 2004 to avoid annexation by the city of Columbia. It is now an independent village with its own governing board of trustees.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
Questions about Pierpont
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pierpont, MO a good place to live?
Pierpont has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.