Mount Pleasant Ohio Map

About Mount Pleasant, Ohio

Mount Pleasant is a locality in Vinton County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 394. The population density is 596.6 people per km². Mount Pleasant is located at 40.1759°N, 80.7997°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Mount Pleasant is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 44720, 45177, 43138.

Mount Pleasant rests upon the uneven, shadowed terrain of the Appalachian foothills, where the earth rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the silhouette of Bethel Ridge. It lies 19.5 miles west-northwest of Athens, OH (from Athens, OH: bearing 283°T), and is situated 10.5 miles south-southwest of Logan. Dense woodlands dominate the horizon, their deep green canopy broken only by the thin, silver ribbon of West Branch Raccoon Creek that carves a path through the quiet bottomlands nearby. The air here holds a crisp, earthen weight, particularly as the light fails and the shadows of the hills lengthen, turning the surrounding landscape into a study of muted ochre and slate gray. A few miles away, the rugged geology of the region reveals itself in the cool mist rising from Cedar Falls, while the paths of Hocking State Forest offer a stillness that seems to define the very cadence of the day.

Mount Pleasant maintains a modest, steady pace, defined by a history rooted in the hard labor of the interior and a present that favors the deliberate rhythms of regional agriculture. The economy remains tethered to the land and the small-scale enterprise of the surrounding counties, far removed from the frantic pace of larger industrial hubs. Life here is measured by the changing seasons and the slow transit of the sun over Hoy Hollow, where the land once supported more intensive cultivation but now settles into a quieter, introspective existence. Visitors who find their way to the Hocking Trail or the quiet shores of Hocking State Forest often remark on a certain enduring resilience in the local character, a quality that persists long after the bustle of the day subsides into the evening stillness.

About This Mount Pleasant Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Pleasant, Ohio. Coordinates: 40.175893, -80.799654. 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 Mount Pleasant includes the ZIP code (44720, 45177, 43138), telephone area code (614, 740), county seat of Vinton County (McArthur), and school district assignment (Buckeye Local 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.