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Welcome to Pleasant Run ...

Pleasant Run is located in Baltimore County<1>.

Pleasant Run is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pleasant Run: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities Also Named Pleasant Run ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Pleasant Run: This one is located in Baltimore County and the other is located in Montgomery County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 9 communities that are also named Pleasant Run - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, New Jersey (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Pleasant Run ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities near Pleasant Run ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Westminster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hampstead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Manchester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sykesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Shrewsbury
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen Rock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • New Windsor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Union Bridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Run. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant Run.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Run ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Baltimore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pleasant Run - 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Pleasant Run area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Pleasant Run 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.