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Welcome to Mount Pleasant East ...

Mount Pleasant East is located in Frederick County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Pleasant East: Mt. Pleasant East

Mount Pleasant East is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mount Pleasant East: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Websites for Mount Pleasant East ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Mount Pleasant East, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Mount Pleasant East ...

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

  • Frederick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <4>
  • Westminster
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Airy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Thurmont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Taneytown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brunswick
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Walkersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Middletown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sykesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Boonsboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Pleasant East ...

Looking for more information about Mount Pleasant East? 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 Mount Pleasant East, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Pleasant East.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Frederick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Pleasant East - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Mount Pleasant East area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Mount Pleasant East area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.