Pleasant Hill Pennsylvania Map

About Pleasant Hill, Pennsylvania

Pleasant Hill is a locality in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,926. The population density is 1551.8 people per km². Pleasant Hill is located at 40.3372°N, 76.4446°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 15701, 15906, 16123.

Pleasant Hill marks the transition where the flat, fertile lowlands begin to surrender to the encroaching pressure of the distant Allegheny Mountains. It lies 21.3 miles west-northwest of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 291°T), and is situated 1.2 miles west-northwest of Philipsburg. Laurel Run carves a singular, jagged path through the local topography, its cool, shadowed waters providing a constant, low-frequency hum that defines the acoustic character of the landscape. Two miles away, the surface of Emigh Lake holds the sky in a mirror of flat, silver stillness, while the dense, tangled canopy of Moshannon State Forest looms twelve miles to the north like a dark, immovable wall. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and crushed pine needles, a heavy, grounding fragrance that lingers in the hollows long after the sun has retreated behind the ridges.

Pleasant Hill maintains a stoic, industrious rhythm that has persisted since the earliest settlers recognized the utility of the surrounding timber and soil. The economic life of the area remains tethered to the land, moving in cycles dictated by the harvest and the quiet maintenance of local infrastructures. Residents often congregate at the Homer Maney Memorial Field, a space that serves as the social anchor for a population that prefers the predictability of seasonal change over the frantic pace of the urban centers. Beyond the immediate reach of the dwellings, the Black Bear Trail offers a quiet, solitary passage through the woods, winding toward the deeper silence of Crowns Nest Hollow. Life in Pleasant Hill is measured in these small, deliberate movements, reflecting a culture that values the endurance of tradition over the fleeting nature of modern novelty.

About This Pleasant Hill Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pleasant Hill, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.337172, -76.444595. 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 Hill includes the ZIP code (15701, 15906, 16123), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Clearfield County (Clearfield), and school district assignment (Cornwall-Lebanon 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.