Welcome to Pleasantdale ...

Pleasantdale is located in Essex County<1>.

The location of Pleasantdale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasantdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Pleasantdale is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Pleasantdale: (973) and (862)<4>

Communities Also Named Pleasantdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Pleasantdale - they are located in Kansas, Maine, New York, Oregon, Saskatchewan, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Pleasantdale ...

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

• New York
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Newark
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Paterson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Elizabeth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Clifton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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  • Clifton is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• Passaic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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  • Passaic is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Union City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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  • Union City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Bayonne
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• East Orange
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasantdale ...

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

Adding Pleasantdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pleasantdale 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 for Pleasantdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pleasantdale post office opened in 1886.

We also found Pleasantdale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pleasantdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasantdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/