Pleasant View Pennsylvania Map

About Pleasant View, Pennsylvania

Pleasant View is a locality in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. Pleasant View is located at 40.9262°N, 77.7783°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 15690.

Pleasant View rises from the rolling hills of Centre County, a landscape sculpted by ancient glaciers and the patient work of waterways. It lies 10.1 miles north-north-east of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 25°T), and is situated 0.9 miles north of Bellefonte. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, where broad valleys give way to rounded ridges cloaked in a mosaic of deciduous forests and open fields. During the late afternoon, the sun often casts long, golden shafts through the trees, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the still air and lending a quiet dignity to the scattered farmsteads. The air itself carries the clean scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the natural world that presses in from all sides. This land, once home to Indigenous peoples and later settled by hardy pioneers, has a history intertwined with agriculture and the quiet industry of rural life. The economy of Pleasant View has long been tethered to the fertility of its soil, with farms producing a bounty of corn, soybeans, and dairy products. While large-scale industry has largely bypassed this corner of Pennsylvania, a strong sense of self-reliance and community persists. The legacy of those who first cleared the land and built their lives here is evident in the enduring stone foundations of old barns and the well-trodden paths that still connect homes and fields.

About This Pleasant View Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pleasant View, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.926172, -77.778335. 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 View and Centre County.

Detailed location data for Pleasant View includes the ZIP code (17082), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Centre County (Bellefonte), and school district assignment (Kiski Area 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 View is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.