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Welcome to Pleasant Lake ...

Pleasant Lake is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasant Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1961.

A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Lake: Pleasant Lk.

Pleasant Lake is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pleasant Lake: 517

The ZIP code for Pleasant Lake: 49272<3>

Communities Also Named Pleasant Lake ...

While we believe that this Pleasant Lake is located in Jackson County, we know of another 2 Michigan communities named Pleasant Lake. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hillsdale and Washtenaw County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 8 communities that are also named Pleasant Lake - they are located in Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Dakota and Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near Pleasant Lake ...

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

  • Jackson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jackson is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,374 people
    • Former name for Jackson:
    • Jacksonopolis
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
  • Mason
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Chelsea
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Eaton Rapids
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Leslie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stockbridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Brooklyn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Grass Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Springport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Parma
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Lake ...

Looking for more information about Pleasant Lake? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Pleasant Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pleasant Lake.

Adding Pleasant Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pleasant Lake in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Pleasant Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pleasant Lake post office opened in 1961.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pleasant Lake.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pleasant Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Pleasant Lake). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pleasant Lake or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/