Welcome to Point Pleasant ...

Point Pleasant is located in Sussex County<1>.

The location of Point Pleasant has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Point Pleasant: Pt. Pleasant

Point Pleasant is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Point Pleasant lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Point Pleasant: (973) & (862)<4>

Communities Also Named Point Pleasant ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Jersey communities named Point Pleasant: This one is located in Sussex County and the other is located in Ocean County.

Beyond New Jersey, there are 29 communities that are also named Point Pleasant - they are located in California, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana (4), Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York (2), Ohio (5), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Point Pleasant.

Communities near Point Pleasant ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Point Pleasant.

• Morristown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
  • Morristown has also been known as:
  • New Hanover
  • West Hanover
• Dover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
• Hackettstown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
  • Hackettstown is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
• Boonton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonton
  • Boonton is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
• Newton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
• Hurdtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdtown
  • Hurdtown is located in Morris County
• Succasunna
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Succasunna
  • Succasunna is located in Morris County
• Woodport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodport
  • Woodport is located in Morris County
• Budd Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd Lake
  • Budd Lake is located in Morris County
• Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Village
  • Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County
  • Waterloo Village has also been known as:
  • Waterloo

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Point Pleasant. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Point Pleasant.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Point Pleasant. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Point Pleasant.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Point Pleasant. See our Newspapers Page for Point Pleasant.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point Pleasant ...

Looking for more information about Point Pleasant? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Point Pleasant, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Point Pleasant.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Point Pleasant. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sussex County: www.sussex.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/