Welcome to Pleasant Springs ...

Pleasant Springs is located in Prince George's County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Springs: Pleasant Spgs. (or less commonly used: Pleasant Spngs. or Pleasant Sprngs.)

Pleasant Springs is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Pleasant Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pleasant Springs - they are located in Kansas and Texas.

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

Communities near Pleasant Springs ...

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

Arlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
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Alexandria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alexandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
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Hyattsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
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Falls Church
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,631 people
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New Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Carrollton is located in Prince George's County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,909 people
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La Plata
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- La Plata is located in Charles County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
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Bladensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bladensburg is located in Prince George's County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,409 people
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Mount Rainier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Rainier is located in Prince George's County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
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Riverdale Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Riverdale Park is located in Prince George's County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,192 people
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Cheverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cheverly is located in Prince George's County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,417 people
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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 Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Prince George's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pleasant Springs - 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 Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Pleasant Springs 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.