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Welcome to Pleasant Oaks ...

Pleasant Oaks is located in Frederick County<1>.

Pleasant Oaks is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Pleasant Oaks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pleasant Oaks - it's located in Texas.

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

Websites for Pleasant Oaks ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

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

Communities near Pleasant Oaks ...

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

  • 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
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Airy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Thurmont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Taneytown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brunswick
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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)
  • Emmitsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Oaks ...

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

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 Pleasant Oaks - 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 Pleasant Oaks area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Pleasant Oaks 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.