Welcome to Mount Pleasant ...

Mount Pleasant is located in Berks County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Pleasant: Mt. Pleasant

Mount Pleasant is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Mount Pleasant ...

While we believe that this Mount Pleasant is located in Berks County, we know of another 21 Pennsylvania communities named Mount Pleasant. Those communities are located in the following counties: Adams, Bucks, Centre, Clearfield, Delaware, Elk, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Montgomery, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, Tioga, Venango, Washington, Westmoreland and York County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 157 communities that are also named Mount Pleasant - they are located in Alabama (5), Arkansas (6), British Columbia, California, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (7), Illinois (3), Indiana (6), Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (3), Maryland (7), Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Mississippi (5), Missouri (4), New Brunswick, New Jersey (7), New York (5), North Carolina (10), Nova Scotia (5), Ohio (8), Ontario (8), Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee (6), Texas (4), Utah, Vermont, Virginia (9), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Mount Pleasant ...

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

Reading
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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- Reading is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
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Lebanon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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- Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,725 people
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Ephrata
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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- Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
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Wyomissing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Wyomissing is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
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Shillington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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- Shillington is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,300 people
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Birdsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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- Birdsboro is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,128 people
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Schuylkill Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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- Schuylkill Haven is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,086 people
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Kutztown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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- Kutztown is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
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Hamburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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- Hamburg is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,445 people
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Cornwall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Cornwall is located in Lebanon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Pleasant ...

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

Footnotes ...

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