Welcome to Pleasant Garden ...
The town of Pleasant Garden is located in Guilford County<1>.
The location of Pleasant Garden 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 Garden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.
A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Garden: Pleasant Gdn. (or less commonly used: Pleasant Gardn., Pleasant Grden. or Pleasant Grdn.)
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Pleasant Garden has a population of 4,948 people<3> (see below for details).
Pleasant Garden is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Pleasant Garden lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Pleasant Garden: (336)
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pleasant Garden had an population of 4,948 people. This is an increase of 10.22% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.96% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Pleasant Garden had a population of 4,489 people. This makes Pleasant Garden the county's 5th most populous community.
The population of Pleasant Garden represents 0.05% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 144th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 4,489 people, the population of Pleasant Garden decreased 4.77% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,714 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Pleasant Garden.
Communities Also Named Pleasant Garden ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pleasant Garden - it's located in Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Garden.
Communities near Pleasant Garden ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pleasant Garden.
- Greensboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Greensboro is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297,878 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <5>
- High Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113,565 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Point <5>
- Thomasville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Thomasville is located in Davidson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,713 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <5>
- Asheboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asheboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asheboro
- Asheboro is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,023 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asheboro <5>
- Elon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Archdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Archdale is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,560 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archdale <5>
- Summerfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Summerfield is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerfield <5>
- Gibsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- Gibsonville is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,397 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsonville <5>
- Oak Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Oak Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <5>
- Elon College
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon College came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon College
- Elon College is located in Alamance County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elon College <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 Pleasant Garden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant Garden.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pleasant Garden. 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 Garden.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Garden. See our Newspapers Page for Pleasant Garden.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Garden ...
Looking for more information about Pleasant Garden? 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 Garden, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pleasant Garden.
Adding Pleasant Garden to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pleasant Garden 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 Garden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Pleasant Garden post office opened in 1876.
We also found Pleasant Garden on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pleasant Garden.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant Garden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Guilford County: www.co.guilford.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Guilford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Pleasant Garden. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pleasant Garden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |