Welcome to Pleasant Grove ...

The city of Pleasant Grove is located in Jefferson County<1>.

The location of Pleasant Grove has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasant Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1941.

A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Grove: Pleasant Grv.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pleasant Grove has a population of 9,609 people<3> (see below for details).

Pleasant Grove is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Pleasant Grove lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Pleasant Grove: (205) & (659)<5>

The ZIP code for Pleasant Grove: 35127<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pleasant Grove had an population of 9,609 people. This is a decrease of 4.96% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.75% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pleasant Grove had a population of 10,110 people. This makes Pleasant Grove the county's 14th most populous community.

The population of Pleasant Grove represents 0.21% of the population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 61st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,110 people, the population of Pleasant Grove increased 1.27% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 9,983 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Pleasant Grove.

Communities Also Named Pleasant Grove ...

While we believe that this Pleasant Grove is located in Jefferson County, we know of another 10 Alabama communities named Pleasant Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Chilton, Franklin, Jackson, Limestone, Marshall, Montgomery, Pickens, Saint Clair, Talladega and Walker County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 99 communities that are also named Pleasant Grove - they are located in Arkansas (5), California (2), Florida (5), Georgia (7), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (4), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), New Jersey (2), North Carolina (8), Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (6), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (11), Texas (9), Utah and Virginia (5).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Grove.

Communities near Pleasant Grove ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pleasant Grove.

• Birmingham
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
  • Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birmingham <7>
• Hoover
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
  • Hoover is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <7>
• Vestavia Hills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vestavia Hills
  • Vestavia Hills is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vestavia Hills <7>
• Alabaster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
  • Alabaster is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alabaster <7>
• Bessemer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
  • Bessemer is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <7>
• Homewood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Homewood is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood <7>
• Pelham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
  • Pelham is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <7>
• Helena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <7>
• Mountain Brook
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
  • Mountain Brook is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Brook <7>
• Center Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Center Point is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 16,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <7>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pleasant Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant Grove.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pleasant Grove. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Grove.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Grove. See our Newspapers Page for Pleasant Grove.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Grove ...

Looking for more information about Pleasant Grove? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Pleasant Grove, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pleasant Grove.

Adding Pleasant Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pleasant Grove in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pleasant Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Pleasant Grove post office opened in 1941.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pleasant Grove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/