Welcome to Pleasant Hill ...

The city of Pleasant Hill is located in Contra Costa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasant Hill, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated November 14, 1961.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pleasant Hill has a population of 34,895 people<2> (see below for details).

Pleasant Hill is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pleasant Hill lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Pleasant Hill is located in the (925) area code.

The ZIP code for Pleasant Hill: 94523<4>

Websites for Pleasant Hill ...

Official Website: www.ci.pleasant-hill.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pleasant Hill had an population of 34,895 people. This is an increase of 5.26% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.27% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pleasant Hill had a population of 33,152 people. This makes Pleasant Hill the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of Pleasant Hill represents 0.09% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 223rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 33,152 people, the population of Pleasant Hill has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 32,837 people).

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

Communities Also Named Pleasant Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Pleasant Hill: This one is located in Contra Costa County and the other is located in Humboldt County.

Beyond California, there are 148 communities that are also named Pleasant Hill - they are located in Alabama (17), Arkansas (13), Delaware, Georgia (9), Illinois (4), Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (6), Kentucky (5), Louisiana (6), Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan, Mississippi (4), Missouri (2), Nebraska (2), New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina (6), Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (9), Quebec, South Carolina (4), Tennessee (18), Texas (11), Utah, Virginia (3), Washington (2), West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Pleasant Hill ...

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

• Oakland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <5>
• Hayward
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
  • Hayward is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayward <5>
• Berkeley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
  • Berkeley is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berkeley <5>
• Vallejo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallejo
  • Vallejo is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 120,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vallejo <5>
• Antioch
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Antioch is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <5>
• Richmond
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
• San Leandro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leandro
  • San Leandro is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Leandro <5>
• San Ramon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ramon
  • San Ramon is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Ramon <5>
• Alameda
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
  • Alameda is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alameda <5>
• Pittsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Hill ...

Looking for more information about Pleasant Hill? 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 Hill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pleasant Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Pleasant Hill: www.ci.pleasant-hill.ca.us/

The official website for Contra Costa County: www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/