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Pleasantville, Bedford County, Pennsylvania

Pleasantville, Pennsylvania
Borough
Pleasantville is located in Pennsylvania
Pleasantville
Pleasantville
Coordinates: 40°10′46″N 78°38′48″W / 40.17944°N 78.64667°W / 40.17944; -78.64667Coordinates: 40°10′46″N 78°38′48″W / 40.17944°N 78.64667°W / 40.17944; -78.64667
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Bedford
Settled 1824
Incorporated 1871
Government
 • Type Borough Council
Area
 • Total 0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2)
 • Land 0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 1,437 ft (438 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 198
 • Density 2,670/sq mi (1,030.9/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 814

Pleasantville, also known as Alum Bank, is a borough in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 198 at the 2010 census.

Pleasantville is located in northwestern Bedford County at 40°10′46″N 78°36′48″W / 40.17944°N 78.61333°W / 40.17944; -78.61333 (40.179581, -78.613315). It lies at the north end of Chestnut Ridge.

Pennsylvania Route 56 passes through the borough, leading southeast 14 miles (23 km) to Bedford, the county seat, and northwest over the Allegheny Front 24 miles (39 km) to Johnstown. Pennsylvania Route 96 leads south from Pleasantville 10 miles (16 km) to Schellsburg.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Pleasantville has a total area of 0.073 square miles (0.19 km2), all of it land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 211 people, 83 households, and 59 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,057.8 people per square mile (1,163.8/km²). There were 87 housing units at an average density of 1,260.8/sq mi (479.9/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.73% White, 2.37% African American, and 1.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.95% of the population.


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