Welcome to Pleasant Gap ...

Pleasant Gap is located in Centre County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasant Gap, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

Pleasant Gap is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Pleasant Gap: 16823<3>

Communities Also Named Pleasant Gap ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Pleasant Gap - they are located in Alabama, Missouri and Virginia.

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

Communities near Pleasant Gap ...

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

• State College
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State College
  • State College is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State College <4>
• Bellefonte
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
  • Bellefonte is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellefonte <4>
• Burnham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
  • Burnham is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <4>
• Centre Hall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hall
  • Centre Hall is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre Hall <4>
• Milesburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milesburg
  • Milesburg is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milesburg <4>
• Millheim
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
  • Millheim is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millheim <4>
• Snow Shoe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Shoe
  • Snow Shoe is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Shoe <4>
• Howard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Howard is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <4>
• Port Matilda
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Matilda have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Matilda
  • Port Matilda is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Matilda <4>
• Unionville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Unionville is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <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 Gap. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant Gap.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Gap ...

Looking for more information about Pleasant Gap? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Pleasant Gap, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pleasant Gap.

Adding Pleasant Gap to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pleasant Gap 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 Pleasant Gap was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pleasant Gap post office opened in 1847.

We also found Pleasant Gap in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pleasant Gap.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/