Pleasant Grove Ohio Map

About Pleasant Grove, Ohio

Pleasant Grove is a locality in Ross County, Ohio, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,726. The population density is 207.3 people per km². Pleasant Grove is located at 39.9520°N, 81.9573°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 43901, 45601, 43701.

Pleasant Grove occupies a quiet expanse of land where the earth rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the prominence of Chestnut Oak Knob. It lies 10.8 miles southwest of Chillicothe, OH (from Chillicothe, OH: bearing 228°T), and is situated 10.6 miles northwest of Waverly. The landscape is defined by a persistent, earthy stillness, punctuated by the narrow, winding course of Black Run, which cuts a humble channel through the soil just a mile from the center. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain dips into the shadowed folds of Steep Gap, creating a natural basin that traps the autumn mist against the darkening timber. At the edge of the horizon, the silhouette of the land holds the weight of a long afternoon, the light catching the ridges in a way that turns the common grasses into stalks of burnished copper.

Pleasant Grove maintains a rhythm tethered to the slow cycles of the surrounding inland plains, far removed from the bustle of the industrial corridors to the north. While the economy remains rooted in the quiet productivity of the local soil, the proximity of Pike State Forest provides a permanent anchor for the region’s character, preserving the dense, quiet hardwoods that have stood since the first homesteaders arrived. Residents often speak of the change in the air when the seasons shift, a transition felt most keenly in the cool, damp breath that rises from the direction of Lake White. This place avoids the frantic pace of larger hubs, favoring instead the steady persistence of small-scale agriculture and the deliberate, unforced connections of neighbors who have watched the same woods turn gray and green for generations.

About This Pleasant Grove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pleasant Grove, Ohio. Coordinates: 39.951989, -81.957312. 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 Pleasant Grove includes the ZIP code (43901, 45601, 43701), telephone area code (937, 740), county seat of Ross County (Chillicothe), and school district assignment (Zanesville 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.