Welcome to Mount Pleasant ...

A typical abbreviation for Mount Pleasant: Mt. Pleasant

Mount Pleasant is near sea level<1>.

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

Area Codes for Mount Pleasant: 757 & 948<2>

Communities Also Named Mount Pleasant ...

While we believe that this Mount Pleasant is located in , we know of another 8 Virginia communities named Mount Pleasant. Those communities are located in the following : Amherst, Clarke, Essex, Fairfax, Frederick, Roanoke, Spotsylvania and Surry County.

Beyond Virginia, 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, Tennessee (6), Texas (4), Utah, Vermont, 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.

• Virginia Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Virginia Beach is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Beach
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 451,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia Beach <3>
• Chesapeake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Chesapeake is located in Chesapeake City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 247,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesapeake <3>
• Norfolk
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Norfolk is located in Norfolk City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 242,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfolk <3>
• Portsmouth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Portsmouth is located in Portsmouth City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <3>
• Mapleton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mapleton is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
• Pungo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pungo is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
• Nimmo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Nimmo is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmo
• Kempsville Gardens
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Kempsville Gardens is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville Gardens
• New Town ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • New Town is located in Norfolk City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
• Pocahontas Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pocahontas Village is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas Village

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.