Pleasant Hill, Illinois

About Pleasant Hill

Pleasant Hill, IL is a tiny community located in southwestern Illinois with an estimated population of 905.

Pleasant Hill holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.77 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,175 residents per square mile.

📰 Pleasant Hill News Today

• Pleasant Hill Varsity Football @ North Greene MaxPreps · Oct 8
• 1 dead after vehicle collides with Pleasant Hill school bus on US 54 WGEM · Aug 13
• Pleasant Hill, IL Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 1
• Dennis Wieneke Obituary (2026) - Pleasant Hill, IL - Hinchliff-Pearson-West, Inc. Funeral Directors and Cremation Services - Gal Legacy | Obituary · Jun 19
• Pleasant Hill bus driver protects 10 students after fiery crash kills teen Alton Telegraph · Aug 14

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What Makes Pleasant Hill Unique

• One of 10 places in the US named Pleasant Hill — but the Illinois one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southwestern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Illinois — one of 1,461 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Pleasant Hill

• Stagecoach Restaurant — american

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🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Harman House Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Pleasant Hill

• Pleasant Hill Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Pleasant Hill

• Pleasant Hill Elem School
• Pleasant Hill High School

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

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Pleasant Hill

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