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Pleasant Hills Pennsylvania Map

Explore Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Pennsylvania or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Pleasant Hills.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Pleasant Hills
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Dauphin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.329834
Longitude	-79.959639
Population	8,504
Density	1182.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	17061, 15236
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Harrisburg
School District	West Jefferson Hills School District

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About Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania

Pleasant Hills is a locality in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 8,504. The population density is 1182.8 people per km². Pleasant Hills is located at 40.3298°N, 79.9596°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Pleasant Hills is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 17061, 15236.

Pleasant Hills emerges from the terrain as a collection of suburban ridges and shaded hollows where the Little Wiconisco Creek carves a quiet, persistent path through the local topography. It lies 16.6 miles north-northwest of West Hanover, PA (from West Hanover, PA: bearing 327°T), and is situated 2.9 miles northeast of Millersburg. The land here leans toward the rugged character of the Allegheny Plateau, with the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains marking the horizon to the southeast. Residents often find the late afternoon light particularly transformative, as it catches the deep greens of the surrounding woodlands and softens the edges of the neighborhood streets. Beyond the immediate development, the landscape remains anchored by the proximity of Hunters Valley, which provides a natural basin for the air to cool and settle as the sun dips below the western slope.

Pleasant Hills maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life that reflects its transition from earlier regional settlements into a residential hub for the greater metropolitan corridor. While much of the local economy is now defined by its proximity to larger industrial and professional centers, the area retains a distinct connection to the rugged landscape, evidenced by the frequent use of the Wiconisco Creek for regional recreation. For those seeking the solitude of the woods, the expanse of the Haldeman State Forest lies only eight miles away, offering a stark contrast to the manicured lawns and suburban grids. The rhythm of daily life is punctuated by the changing seasons, which turn the surrounding canopy from a vibrant, humid summer green to a sharp, brittle gold, reminding those who live here that the wilder geography of the plateau is never truly far from their doorstep.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Statue Base (Public Artwork) — 0.3 mi, 245° SW
Jefferson Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 283° W
Orchard Playground (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 015° N
South Hills Dance Center (Arts Centre) — 1.0 mi, 332° NW
Bost Playground (Local Recreation) — 1.5 mi, 055° NE
South Park (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 266° W
Shade Sisters Dance (Arts Centre) — 2.0 mi, 329° NW
Joyce Kilmer Memorial (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 255° W
South Park Game Preserve (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.8 mi, 238° SW
Hays Woods (Local Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 001° N
McKeesport War Memorial (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 073° E
Fountain;John F. Kennedy Memorial (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 073° E
AMC CLASSIC Mount Lebanon 6 (Cinema) — 5.2 mi, 291° W
South Hills Art Center (Gallery) — 5.3 mi, 325° NW
Fine Arts Theater (Theatre) — 5.7 mi, 303° NW
Denis Theatre (Cinema) — 5.7 mi, 308° NW
Glitterbox Theater (Theatre) — 5.7 mi, 025° NE
Church Arcade (Theme Park) — 6.7 mi, 064° NE
Carrie Blast Furnace Number 6 and 7 (Historic Ruins) — 6.8 mi, 032° NE
Spring House Remains (Historic Ruins) — 7.6 mi, 265° W
University Art Gallery (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 003° N
International Academy of Jazz Hall of Fame (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 002° N
Stephen Foster Memorial Museum (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 003° N
Point State Park (State Park) — 8.0 mi, 341° N
Hillman State Park (State Park) — 22.1 mi, 288° W

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