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Welcome to Pleasant Grove ...

Pleasant Grove is located in Buncombe County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Grove: Pleasant Grv.

Pleasant Grove is 2,100 feet [640 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pleasant Grove: 828

Communities Also Named Pleasant Grove ...

While we believe that this Pleasant Grove is located in Buncombe County, we know of another 7 North Carolina communities named Pleasant Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Alamance, Alleghany, Burke, Caswell, Duplin, Northampton and Washington County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 99 communities that are also named Pleasant Grove - they are located in Alabama (11), Arkansas (5), California (2), Florida (5), Georgia (7), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (4), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), New Jersey (2), Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (6), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (11), Texas (9), Utah and Virginia (5).

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

Communities near Pleasant Grove ...

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

  • Asheville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fletcher
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Black Mountain
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Woodfin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mars Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Biltmore Forest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
  • Montreat
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Old Fort
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Marshall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Flat Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Grove ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Buncombe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pleasant Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.