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Welcome to Pleasant Hill ...

Pleasant Hill is located in Curry County<1>.

Pleasant Hill is 4,230 feet [1,289 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Pleasant Hill is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Pleasant Hill lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Pleasant Hill (for example, toward Farwell (TX)), you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Pleasant Hill: 575

Communities Also Named Pleasant Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Pleasant Hill: This one is located in Curry County and the other is located in Roosevelt County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 148 communities that are also named Pleasant Hill - they are located in Alabama (17), Arkansas (13), California (2), Delaware, Georgia (9), Illinois (4), Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (6), Kentucky (5), Louisiana (6), Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan, Mississippi (4), Missouri (2), Nebraska (2), New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (6), Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (9), Quebec, South Carolina (4), Tennessee (18), Texas (11), Utah, Virginia (3), Washington (2), West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Pleasant Hill ...

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

  • Clovis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bovina
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bovina have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
    • Bovina is located in Parmer County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bovina <3>
  • Farwell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
    • Farwell is located in Parmer County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <3>
  • Texico
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bellview
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
    • Bellview is located in Curry County
  • Friona
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friona
    • Friona is located in Parmer County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friona <3>
  • Broadview
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Grady
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Vrain
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Portales
    (27 miles [43.5 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 Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant Hill.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Hill ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Curry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pleasant Hill - 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.