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Welcome to Pleasant Plains ...

Pleasant Plains is located in Hertford County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Plains: Pleasant Plns.

Pleasant Plains is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pleasant Plains: 828

Communities Also Named Pleasant Plains ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Pleasant Plains: This one is located in Hertford County and the other is located in Columbus County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 12 communities that are also named Pleasant Plains - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, New Jersey (3) and New York (2).

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

Communities near Pleasant Plains ...

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

  • Ahoskie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Murfreesboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rich Square
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Aulander
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Aulander is located in Bertie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
  • Conway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Conway is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <3>
  • Winton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lewiston Woodville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
  • Cofield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cofield is located in Hertford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Gatesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Plains ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Hertford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pleasant Plains - 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.