Welcome to Point Pleasant ...

The city of Point Pleasant is located in Mason County<1> and is the County Seat for Mason County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Point Pleasant, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Point Pleasant: Pt. Pleasant

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Point Pleasant has a population of 4,071 people<3> (see below for details).

Point Pleasant is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Point Pleasant lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Point Pleasant: (304) and (681)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Point Pleasant had an population of 4,071 people. This is a decrease of 6.41% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Point Pleasant had a population of 4,350 people (or 15.92% of the total population of Mason County). This makes Point Pleasant the county's most populous community.

The population of Point Pleasant represents 0.23% of the population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 29th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,350 people, the population of Point Pleasant decreased 6.19% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,637 people).

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

Communities Also Named Point Pleasant ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Point Pleasant - they are located in California, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana (4), Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey (2), New York (2), Ohio (5), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Point Pleasant ...

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

• Gallipolis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
  • Gallipolis is located in Gallia County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallipolis <6>
• Middleport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
  • Middleport is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <6>
• Pomeroy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
  • Pomeroy is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <6>
• New Haven
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <6>
• Buffalo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <6>
• Mason
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <6>
• Syracuse
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <6>
• Rio Grande
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
  • Rio Grande is located in Gallia County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Grande <6>
• Racine
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
  • Racine is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <6>
• Hartford City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
  • Hartford City is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Point Pleasant. Our list includes 21 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Point Pleasant.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point Pleasant ...

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

Adding Point Pleasant to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Point Pleasant 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 Point Pleasant was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Point Pleasant on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/