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Welcome to Point Pleasant ...

Point Pleasant is located in Sacramento County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Point Pleasant: Pt. Pleasant

Point Pleasant is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Point Pleasant ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Point Pleasant - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana (4), Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey (2), 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.

  • Sacramento
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Elk Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lodi
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lodi is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,186 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <3>
  • West Sacramento
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Galt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Galt is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,551 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <3>
  • Rio Vista
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Isleton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Courtland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Laguna West - Lakeside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Sacramento, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Point Pleasant - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.