Pleasantdale, New Jersey

About Pleasantdale

Pleasantdale is a small unincorporated community in northeastern New Jersey.

Officially, Pleasantdale is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.79 square miles.

📰 Pleasantdale News Today

• Pleasantdale Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
• Pleasantdale Chateau: A Historic Gem in West Orange Montclair Girl · May 30
• West Orange Wedding Venue Is Home To A Secret Tree Sanctuary (PHOTOS) Patch · Oct 3
• New Jersey’s Top Wedding Venues vuenj.com · Jun 4
• Buchanan Life Sciences Summit New Jersey - Navigating Change: Life Sciences in a New Regulatory Era Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC · Apr 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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

What Makes Pleasantdale Unique

• The only place in America named Pleasantdale — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northeastern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

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 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Pleasantdale

• Fandango Mexican Grill — mexican
• Fortissimo Pizzeria/Osteria — italian
• Carousel Café (café)
• McLoone's Boathouse
• Savanna Café (café)

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Turtle Back Zoo · Zoo
• African Adventure · Attraction
• Amazing Asia · Attraction
• Animal Ambassadors · Attraction
• Australian Outback · Attraction
• Bear Country · Attraction
• Big Cat Country · Attraction
• Birds of Prey · Attraction
• Great Plains · Attraction
• Prairie Dog · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Pleasantdale

• East Hills Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Prospect Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Degnan Park reviews ★
• Katz Community Center Garden · Garden reviews ★
• O'Connor Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Pleasantdale

• Collins Elementary School
• Kelly Elementary School
• Liberty Middle School
• Mount Pleasant Elementary School
• Mount Pleasant Middle School
• Redwood Elementary School
• St. Cloud Elementary School
• West Orange High School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Pleasantdale

🏘️ Nearby Communities