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Pleasant Plains, Arkansas

Town · Population 347 · #307 in Arkansas
Pleasant Plains, Arkansas

Pleasant Plains is a town in Independence County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pleasant Plains had a population of 352..

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About Pleasant Plains

Set in the eastern part of Arkansas, Pleasant Plains is a tiny community, home to 347 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Pleasant Plains holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 1.01 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 344 residents per square mile.

📰 Pleasant Plains News Today

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Pleasant Plains Unique

  • Positioned in eastern Arkansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
  • Part of the fabric of Arkansas — one of 625 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

  • Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
  • Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
  • Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Pleasant Plains

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Pleasant Plains

  • MIDLAND HIGH SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

TypeTown
Population (2024)347
Rank in state#307 of 500
Land area1.01 sq mi
Density344/sq mi
Coordinates35.5545, -91.6273

🗺️ Map of Pleasant Plains