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Welcome to Mount Pleasant ...

The city of Mount Pleasant is located in Maury County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Pleasant, you might consider that their post office opened in 1818.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Pleasant: Mt. Pleasant

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mount Pleasant has a population of 4,922 people<2> (see below for details).

Mount Pleasant is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mount Pleasant lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Mount Pleasant: 931

The ZIP code for Mount Pleasant: 38474<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mount Pleasant had an population of 4,922 people. This is an increase of 7.91% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mount Pleasant had a population of 4,561 people (which is 5.62% of the total population of Maury County). This makes Mount Pleasant the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Mount Pleasant represents 0.07% of the total population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 102nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,561 people, the population of Mount Pleasant increased 1.56% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,491 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mount Pleasant.

Communities Also Named Mount Pleasant ...

While we believe that this Mount Pleasant is located in Maury County, we know of another 5 Tennessee communities named Mount Pleasant. Those communities are located in the following counties: Greene, Haywood, Henry, Putnam and Scott County.

Beyond Tennessee, 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, Pennsylvania (22), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, 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.

  • Columbia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenfield Bend
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sawdust
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sawdust is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
  • Hohenwald
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Southport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Chartersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Chartersville is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
  • Chapel Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Olivet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Olivet is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
  • Graymere Manor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
  • New Hope
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • New Hope is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people

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. Our list includes 8 papers. 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.

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

Adding Mount Pleasant to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Pleasant 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 (so far) for Mount Pleasant was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mount Pleasant post office opened in 1818.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Maury, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Mount Pleasant.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Pleasant - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Mount Pleasant). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mount Pleasant or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/