Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania

About Pleasant Hills

Pleasant Hills, PA is a close-knit town located in western Pennsylvania with an estimated population of 8,318.

Officially, Pleasant Hills is a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 2.77 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 3,003 residents per square mile.

📰 Pleasant Hills News Today

• Emergency crews respond to early morning fire in the South Hills WTAE · Aug 6
• Pleasant Hills Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Emergency crews respond to attic fire in Pleasant Hills WPXI · Aug 6
• Gregory P. Smith Obituary Apr 21, 2026 Stephen D. Slater Funeral Home · Apr 21
• Six Pleasant Hills Letter Carriers Inducted into Prestigious Million Mile Club - Pennsylvania newsroom USPS · Jun 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Pleasant Hills Unique

• Positioned in western Pennsylvania, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Pennsylvania — one of 2,002 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 8,318.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Pleasant Hills

• Applebee's — american
• Baltimore House — seafood
• Dorido's Restaurant — seafood
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Atria's — american
• Bob Evans — american
• Buffalo Wild Wings — wings
• Chili's — tex-mex
• Denny's — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Pleasant Hills

• CCAC South Campus Green Area reviews ★
• Leland Park reviews ★
• Mowry Park reviews ★
• Pleasant Hills Arboretum reviews ★
• Pleasant Kingdom reviews ★
• South Taylor Environmental Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Sunny Slopes reviews ★
• Wilson Park reviews ★
• Wooded Gap reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Pleasant Hills

🏘️ Nearby Communities