Pipers River is a rural residential locality in the local government areas (LGA) of George Town (98%) and Launceston (2%) in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania.

The 2016 census recorded a population of 426 for the state suburb of Pipers River.

There is a tennis court, a general store/takeaway, a fire station, a church, and a cemetery.

Pipers River Road serves as a thoroughfare connecting Launceston to the Bridport Highway.

It was named after Ensign H Piper, a member of the expedition to the district in 1804 led by Colonel William Paterson.