Pleasant Hill Louisiana Map

About Pleasant Hill, Louisiana

Pleasant Hill is a locality in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, United States. Pleasant Hill is located at 32.2065°N, 92.4335°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 71065.

Pleasant Hill rests in a landscape where the earth gently swells and recedes, a soft topography veiled by the dense, humid embrace of Louisiana’s pine and hardwood forests. It lies 27.8 miles south-west of Monroe, LA (from Monroe, LA: bearing 221°T), and is situated 7.0 miles south of Chatham. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the sweet, damp scent of decaying leaves and the resinous tang of pine needles, a perfume that clings to the skin. Sunlight, when it penetrates the thick canopy, falls in broad, diffused shafts, illuminating the rich, dark loam underfoot and catching the iridescent shimmer of unseen insects that dance in the still air. The very silence seems to hum with the unseen lives of the woods, a quietude broken only by the occasional rustle of a passing deer or the distant, mournful cry of a hawk circling high above the verdant expanse. This pocket of Jackson Parish, Pleasant Hill, has long been shaped by the land’s yielding bounty and the resilience of its inhabitants. Historically, agriculture has been the bedrock of its economy, with cotton and later timber dominating the fields and clearings that punctuate the dense woodlands. The soil, a fertile clay, has sustained generations, and the rhythm of planting and harvest, of felling and milling, has imprinted itself upon the local character. While the grand plantations of other regions are absent, the legacy of hard work and self-sufficiency is palpable, evident in the well-tended yards and the quiet pride with which residents speak of their heritage. The presence of small, family-owned businesses, often tucked away on side roads, speaks to a continuity of local enterprise, a steadfast refusal to be entirely swept away by broader economic currents.

About This Pleasant Hill Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 32.206545, -92.433478. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Pleasant Hill and Jackson Parish.

Detailed location data for Pleasant Hill includes the ZIP code (71270), telephone area code (318), county seat of Jackson Parish, and school district assignment (Sabine Parish School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Pleasant Hill is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.