About Pleasant Hills
Set in the northeastern part of Maryland, Pleasant Hills is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, Pleasant Hills is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.36 square miles.
📰 Pleasant Hills News Today
- Pleasant Hills Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
- Sarah G. Bradshaw Obituary | Ball Funeral Chapel, Inc. | Pittsburgh, PA Tribute Archive · Apr 11
- Aumar Village Villas by Bob Ward Trademark Homes in Pleasant Hills MD Livabl · Apr 29
- Roger M. Darby's Obituary, Visitation & Funeral Information Jefferson Memorial Cemetery & Funeral Home · Sep 16
- Three hurt, 1 critically, in Harford County crash Thursday WBFF · Jun 28
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Pleasant Hills Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northeastern Maryland, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Maryland — one of 536 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Pleasant Hills
📍 Bagleys Venture📍 Brierwood📍 Claggerts Forest📍 Dunwood📍 Exeter Green📍 Fallston Commons📍 Green Springs Hills📍 Harford Heights📍 Hidden Valley📍 Indian Princess📍 Kenwood Farm Estates📍 Kingswood📍 Laurelvale📍 Lincrest📍 Margate📍 McGuigan Park📍 Millwood📍 Mountain📍 Mountain View Estates📍 Open Acres Manor📍 Powder Mill Addition📍 Reckford📍 Stockton📍 Stockton Green
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Pleasant Hills
- Asian Café — asian (café)
- Barrel House
- Earth, Wood & Fire — pizza
- Italian Sensation — italian
- Mr. Y's Pizza & Fries — pizza
- Mucho Gusto — mexican
- Natalie's Seafood Kitchen — seafood
- Plaza Mexico — mexican
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- Texas Roadhouse — steak house
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Jerusalem Mill Museum and Vistors Center · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Pleasant Hills
- Edgeley Grove Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Harford Glen reviews ★
- Mountain Road Park reviews ★
- Reckord Road Park reviews ★
- Benson Fields at Edgeley Grove · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Gunpowder Falls State Park Jerusalem Mill Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Joe's Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Whitakers Mill Historic District reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaryland
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area4.36 sq mi
Coordinates39.4862, -76.3939