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Welcome to Pleasant Grove ...

The city of Pleasant Grove is located in Utah County<1>.



Pleasant Grove was settled in 1850 and was incorporated January 18, 1855.

A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Grove: Pleasant Grv.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pleasant Grove has a population of 38,238 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Pleasant Grove is 4,620 feet [1,408 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Pleasant Grove is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Pleasant Grove lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Pleasant Grove: (801) & (385)<4>

The ZIP code for Pleasant Grove: 84062<5>

Websites for Pleasant Grove ...

Official Website: www.plgrove.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pleasant Grove had an population of 38,238 people. This is an increase of 14.11% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 62.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pleasant Grove had a population of 33,509 people (which is 6.49% of the total population of Utah County). This makes Pleasant Grove the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Pleasant Grove represents 1.21% of the population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 20th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 33,509 people, the population of Pleasant Grove increased 42.79% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 23,468 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Pleasant Grove.

Communities Also Named Pleasant Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 99 communities that are also named Pleasant Grove - they are located in Alabama (11), Arkansas (5), California (2), Florida (5), Georgia (7), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (4), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), New Jersey (2), North Carolina (8), Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (6), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (11), Texas (9) and Virginia (5).

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

Communities near Pleasant Grove ...

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

  • West Jordan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Provo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
    • Provo is located in Utah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,295 people
    • Former names for Provo:
    • Fort Provo
    • Fort Utah
    • Provo has also been known as:
    • Provo City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Provo <6>
  • Sandy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Sandy is located in Salt Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <6>
  • South Jordan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lehi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
    • Lehi is located in Utah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <6>
  • Herriman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Draper
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
    • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <6>
  • Riverton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Eagle Mountain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
    • Eagle Mountain is located in Utah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,013 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Mountain <6>
  • Spanish Fork
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fork
    • Spanish Fork is located in Utah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,268 people
    • Spanish Fork has also been known as:
    • Spanish Fork City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanish Fork <6>

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 Pleasant Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant Grove.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pleasant Grove. 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 Pleasant Grove.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Grove ...

Looking for more information about Pleasant Grove? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Pleasant Grove, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pleasant Grove.

Adding Pleasant Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pleasant Grove in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pleasant Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Pleasant Grove post office opened in 1852.

We also found Pleasant Grove in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pleasant Grove.

The official website for Pleasant Grove: www.plgrove.org/

The official website for Utah County: www.co.utah.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Utah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Pleasant Grove.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pleasant Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (385) is an overlay for area code (801).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Pleasant Grove). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pleasant Grove or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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