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Welcome to Pleasantville ...

The city of Pleasantville is located in Marion County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasantville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pleasantville has a population of 1,698 people<2> (see below for details).

Pleasantville is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pleasantville lies within the (515) area code.

The ZIP code for Pleasantville: 50225<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pleasantville had an population of 1,698 people. This is an increase of 0.24% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pleasantville had a population of 1,694 people (which is 5.09% of the total population of Marion County). This makes Pleasantville the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Pleasantville represents 0.06% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 179th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,694 people, the population of Pleasantville increased 10.07% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,539 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Pleasantville.

Communities Also Named Pleasantville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Pleasantville - they are located in Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana (2), Maine, Maryland (3), Missouri, New Jersey (3), New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (4), Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Pleasantville ...

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

  • Indianola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pella
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
    • Pella is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pella <5>
  • Pleasant Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,025 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <5>
  • Knoxville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Carlisle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Colfax
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Monroe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Prairie City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Melcher - Dallas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melcher - Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
    • Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
  • Hartford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Hartford is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <5>

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 Pleasantville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasantville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pleasantville. 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 Pleasantville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasantville ...

Looking for more information about Pleasantville? 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 Pleasantville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pleasantville.

Adding Pleasantville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pleasantville 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 Pleasantville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Pleasantville post office opened in 1850.

We also found Pleasantville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pleasantville.

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Pleasantville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pleasantville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Pleasantville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pleasantville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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