Pleasant Hill, Missouri

About Pleasant Hill

Set in the western part of Missouri, Pleasant Hill is a close-knit town, home to 8,864 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Pleasant Hill is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 8.03 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,104 residents per square mile.

📰 Pleasant Hill News Today

• Production crews arrive in Pleasant Hill for Gordon Ramsay’s ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ FOX4KC.com · Sep 28
• Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay bringing ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ to Kansas City area KCTV · Sep 28
• How Dolly Parton inspired revitalized downtown in Pleasant Hill, Missouri KSHB 41 Kansas City · Aug 27
• Crispin D. Brockman Obituary Aug 20, 2026 Stanley Edenburn Funeral Home · Aug 20
• Tracking Friday heat and weekend rain & t-storm chances KQ2 · Sep 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Missouri headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Pleasant Hill Unique

• One of 10 places in the US named Pleasant Hill — but the Missouri one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in western Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Missouri — one of 1,082 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 8,864.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Pleasant Hill

• Big Creek Cafe — american (café)
• El Puerto — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Pleasant Hill

• Cass County Fairground reviews ★
• Children's Memorial Park reviews ★
• City Park reviews ★
• Pleasant Hill City Lake reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Pleasant Hill

• PLEASANT HILL ELEM.
• PLEASANT HILL HIGH
• PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE
• PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE
• PLEASANT HILL PRIMARY

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

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