Pleasant Hills, Maryland | |
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Census-designated place | |
Location of Pleasant Hills, Maryland |
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Coordinates: 39°29′8″N 76°23′40″W / 39.48556°N 76.39444°WCoordinates: 39°29′8″N 76°23′40″W / 39.48556°N 76.39444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Maryland |
County | Harford |
Area | |
• Total | 4.37 sq mi (11.32 km2) |
• Land | 4.36 sq mi (11.29 km2) |
• Water | 0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
Elevation | 410 ft (125 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,379 |
• Density | 775/sq mi (299.3/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 24-62175 |
GNIS feature ID | 1698807 |
Pleasant Hills is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harford County, Maryland, United States. The population was 3,379 at the 2010 census, up from 2,851 at the 2000 census. There is no post office with the designation "Pleasant Hills"; most of the residents have either Fallston or Kingsville addresses and consider themselves as belonging to those communities.
Pleasant Hills is located in southwestern Harford County at 39°29′08″N 76°23′40″W / 39.485474°N 76.394553°W. It is bordered to the southwest by Baltimore County, with the county border following the Little Gunpowder Falls. Maryland Route 147 (Harford Road) forms the northwestern edge of the CDP. U.S. Route 1 (Bel Air Road) runs through the community, leading northeast 4 miles (6 km) to Bel Air, the Harford County seat, and southwest 18 miles (29 km) to Baltimore. Maryland Route 152 crosses US 1 in Pleasant Hills, leading northwest 2 miles (3 km) to Fallston and southeast 4 miles (6 km) to Interstate 95 near Joppatowne.