Welcome to Pleasant Valley ...

Pleasant Valley is located in Elko County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Valley: Pleasant Vly. (or less commonly used: Pleasant Vally. or Pleasant Vlly.)

Pleasant Valley is 5,850 feet [1,783 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Pleasant Valley is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Pleasant Valley lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Pleasant Valley lies within the (775) area code.

Communities Also Named Pleasant Valley ...

While we believe that this Pleasant Valley is located in Elko County, we know of another 4 Nevada communities named Pleasant Valley. Those communities are located in the following counties: Eureka, Humboldt, Washoe and White Pine County.

Beyond Nevada, there are 141 communities that are also named Pleasant Valley - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arkansas (8), California (2), Connecticut (2), Georgia (4), Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (6), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (3), Montana (3), Nebraska (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey (4), New Mexico (2), New York (5), North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia (6), Ohio (13), Oklahoma, Ontario (5), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (8), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (7), Texas (7), Utah, Vermont (2), Virginia (5), Washington (3), West Virginia (5) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Pleasant Valley ...

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

• Elko
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
  • Elko is located in Elko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <4>
• Spring Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Spring Creek is located in Elko County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Creek <4>
• Coin ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
  • Coin is located in Elko County
• Fort Halleck ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Halleck
  • Fort Halleck is located in Elko County
• Halleck ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halleck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halleck
  • Halleck is located in Elko County
• Dry Creek ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
  • Dry Creek is located in Elko County
• Hunter ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Hunter is located in Elko County
• Jiggs
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jiggs
  • Jiggs is located in Elko County
  • Former names for Jiggs:
  • Hylton
  • Mound Valley
  • Skelton
• Moleen
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moleen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moleen
  • Moleen is located in Elko County
• Ruby Valley
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Valley
  • Ruby Valley is located in Elko County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby Valley <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Valley ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/

The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/