Pleasant Hope, Missouri

About Pleasant Hope

Set in the southern part of Missouri, Pleasant Hope is a tiny community, home to 692 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Pleasant Hope holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.52 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 455 residents per square mile.

📰 Pleasant Hope News Today

• Threat causes lockdown, police presence at Pleasant Hope High School OzarksFirst.com · Mar 10
• Neighbors report rise in armed crimes, break-ins along a road near Pleasant Hope, Mo. KY3 · Feb 27
• Jane Franklin - View Obituary & Service Information - Butler Funeral Home Butler Funeral Home - Bolivar, MO · May 13
• Fireworks store goes up in flames on eve of Fourth of July - ABC News ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · Feb 15
• Pleasant Hope man charged in federal court; Investigators say he admitted to sex abuse, 'cannibalistic thoughts' Springfield Daily Citizen · Jun 11

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Pleasant Hope Unique

• The only place in America named Pleasant Hope — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern 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

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Pleasant Hope

• Amore Pizza Kitchen — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Pleasant Hope

• Schuette Prairie · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Pleasant Hope

• PLEASANT HOPE ELEM.
• PLEASANT HOPE HIGH
• PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE
• PLEASANT HOPE RANCH SCH.

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

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🗺️ Map of Pleasant Hope

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