Pleasantville New Jersey Map

About Pleasantville, New Jersey

Pleasantville is a locality in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of 20,629. The population density is 1392.2 people per km². Pleasantville is located at 39.3888°N, 74.5143°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Pleasantville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 07976.

Pleasantville emerges from the inland terrain as a collection of quiet streets and dense residential tracts that define the character of this mid-state landscape. It lies 4.1 miles west-southwest of Madison, NJ (from Madison, NJ: bearing 244°T), and is situated 8.1 miles north-northwest of Plainfield. Great Brook winds its way through the nearby expanse, carving a narrow path that feeds the moisture into the surrounding soil and sustains the verdant edges of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. The horizon is marked by the modest elevation of Mount Kemble, which stands as a silent sentinel over the plains, while the light at dusk catches the flat, sprawling fields, casting long, lean shadows that stretch across the asphalt and driveways. This is a region of modest topography where the air holds a persistent, earthy scent, heavy with the promise of the coming evening.

Pleasantville carries the weight of a long-settled history, functioning as a nexus where the demands of a modern regional economy meet the enduring influence of the surrounding wilderness. The presence of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge ensures that the natural world remains a tangible neighbor, offering a stark, protected contrast to the suburban density that characterizes the daily work life of its inhabitants. Local industry here is quiet and functional, relying on the flow of commerce through established transit routes rather than grand monuments or heavy manufacturing. There is a distinct, understated rhythm to the way Pleasantville conducts its affairs, where the legacy of earlier generations is not found in grand architecture, but in the enduring layout of the roads and the steady, unpretentious pace of the people who call the region their own.

About This Pleasantville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pleasantville, New Jersey. Coordinates: 39.388801, -74.514288. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Pleasantville includes the ZIP code (07976), telephone area code (908), county seat of Morris County (Morristown), and school district assignment (Pleasantville City School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.