Pleasant Hill Pennsylvania Map

About Pleasant Hill, Pennsylvania

Pleasant Hill is a locality in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. Pleasant Hill is located at 40.3620°N, 78.9234°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17042.

Pleasant Hill unfolds as a verdant embrace, a place where the rolling Appalachian foothills begin their slow, deliberate ascent. It lies 29.8 miles west-south-west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 249°T), and is situated 2.4 miles north of Johnstown. Here, the land itself seems to breathe with a quiet, persistent life, its slopes cloaked in a mosaic of deciduous trees – oak, maple, and hickory – that shift from the deep emeralds of summer to the fiery hues of autumn. Streams, born from unseen springs, murmur their way through the hollows, their waters cool and clear, reflecting the dappled sunlight that filters through the dense canopy. The air carries the clean scent of damp earth and pine, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in on the edges of human habitation. The very contours of the terrain suggest a history of persistence, of something enduring that has weathered the passage of seasons and generations. The story of Pleasant Hill is one of resilience, deeply intertwined with the region's industrial past. Coal veins, long since mined out, once pulsed beneath this very ground, fueling a boom that shaped the character of the area. Though the deep mines have fallen silent, the echo of that labor remains, a subtle undercurrent in the local economy which now leans more towards agriculture and smaller-scale enterprises. The land, once stripped bare, has slowly healed, its scars softened by time and the persistent growth of nature. Old farmsteads, their paint faded but their structures sound, stand as quiet sentinels against the backdrop of the hills, hinting at generations who worked this soil. There's a sense of self-sufficiency here, a quiet pride in the ability to thrive, even as the wider world rushes on, a palpable sense of place that is uniquely Pleasant Hill.

About This Pleasant Hill Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pleasant Hill, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.362018, -78.923359. 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 Cambria County.

Detailed location data for Pleasant Hill includes the ZIP code (15701), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Cambria County (Ebensburg), and school district assignment (Cornwall-Lebanon 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.