Welcome to Pleasant Hills ...

Pleasant Hills is located in Dauphin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasant Hills, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Pleasant Hills is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pleasant Hills is within the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Pleasant Hills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Pleasant Hills: This one is located in Dauphin County and the other is located in Allegheny County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 17 communities that are also named Pleasant Hills - they are located in Arkansas, California, Delaware, Georgia (2), Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee (2) and Utah.

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

Communities near Pleasant Hills ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• Elizabethtown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
• Middletown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Mechanicsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <4>
• Camp Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
  • Camp Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <4>
• Palmyra
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• New Cumberland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
  • New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <4>
• Steelton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelton
  • Steelton is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steelton <4>
• Hummelstown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummelstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummelstown
  • Hummelstown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummelstown <4>
• Lemoyne
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
  • Lemoyne is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoyne <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 Hills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant Hills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Hills ...

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

Adding Pleasant Hills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pleasant Hills 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 Hills was on a map titled Road Map for Pennsylvania (from Shell Oil, 1956).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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