Welcome to Pleasant Hall ...

Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasant Hall, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Pleasant Hall is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Pleasant Hall lies within the (717) area code.

The ZIP code for Pleasant Hall: 17246<3>

Communities near Pleasant Hall ...

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

• Chambersburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
  • Chambersburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chambersburg <4>
• Shippensburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shippensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippensburg
  • Shippensburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shippensburg <4>
• Greencastle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <4>
• Mont Alto
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Alto
  • Mont Alto is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Alto <4>
• Newville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
  • Newville is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newville <4>
• McConnellsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsburg
  • McConnellsburg is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnellsburg <4>
• Three Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
  • Three Springs is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Springs <4>
• Orbisonia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbisonia
  • Orbisonia is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orbisonia <4>
• Rockhill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
  • Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Rockhill has also been known as:
  • Rockhill Furnace
• Newburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
  • Newburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburg <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 Hall. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant Hall.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Hall ...

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

Adding Pleasant Hall to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pleasant Hall post office opened in 1851.

We also found Pleasant Hall in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.pa.us/

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