Pleasant Hill Pennsylvania Map

About Pleasant Hill, Pennsylvania

Pleasant Hill is a locality in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. Pleasant Hill is located at 40.8890°N, 80.1942°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17042.

Pleasant Hill exhales a quiet resilience, its landscape a gentle negotiation between rolling farmland and the more determined rise of forested hills that cradle it. It lies 22.5 miles north-north-west of McCandless, PA (from McCandless, PA: bearing 336°T), and is situated 5.2 miles east-north-east of Ellwood City. The air here, especially in the late afternoon when the sun slants low, carries the sweet, earthy scent of turned soil and the fainter, sharper tang of pine needles. Fields, stitched with the neat geometry of cultivation, unfurl across the terrain, punctuated by the stoic forms of barns and the occasional weathered farmhouse, their paint faded to the colour of old parchment. Creeks, silver threads in the green expanse, murmur their way through gullies, their banks softened by ferns and the persistent growth of wild brambles, suggesting a patient persistence in the very fabric of this place. The story of Pleasant Hill is written not in grand pronouncements but in the persistent hum of its agricultural roots and the quiet industry that has sustained its families for generations. Once, the land here offered sustenance through diligent farming, its fertile soil yielding crops that fed not just the local tables but also reached further afield. While the agricultural rhythms still beat, the economy has diversified, finding new purpose in workshops and small businesses that dot the periphery, their activities a low thrum against the broader quiet of the countryside. There are no towering monuments, but rather the enduring presence of sturdy, functional buildings and the shared understanding of a community built on steady effort, where the passing of seasons dictates the pace of life more than any clock.

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: 40.888952, -80.194228. 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County (New Castle), 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.