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Pleasant Mount, Pennsylvania

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Coordinates: 41°44′23″N 75°26′4″W / 41.73972°N 75.43444°W / 41.73972; -75.43444
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Pleasant Mount, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
The welcome sign for the Village of Pleasant Mount.
The welcome sign for the Village of Pleasant Mount.
Nickname(s): 
Mount Pleasant,[1] Mt. Pleasant,[2] Pleasant Mt.[3]
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Pleasant Mount, Pennsylvania."
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Pleasant Mount, Pennsylvania."
Pleasant Mount, Pennsylvania
Pleasant Mount's Location within Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 41°44′23″N 75°26′4″W / 41.73972°N 75.43444°W / 41.73972; -75.43444
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
U.S. Congressional DistrictPA-10
School DistrictForest City Regional
CountyWayne
Magisterial District22-3-04[4]
TownshipMount Pleasant
SettledJune 1789[5]
Founded bySamuel Stanton[5]
Named forMount Pleasant Township
Elevation
1,982[6] ft (604 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
ZIP codes
18453[3]
Area code570
GNIS feature ID1184047[6]
FIPS code42-127-51872[7]-61344[6]
Major Roads
WaterwaysBiglow Lake,[8] Lackawaxen River (West Branch)

Pleasant Mount is an unincorporated community in Mount Pleasant Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States.

References

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  1. ^ White, Israel Charles; Dolph, John M. (1881). The Geology of Susquehanna County and Wayne County (Report). Vol. 23. Board of Commissioners for the Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania. p. 59. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  2. ^ White & Dolph. p. 170.
  3. ^ a b "Look up a ZIP Code". USPS.COM. USPS. 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  4. ^ "District Magistrate". Wayne County, PA. Wayne County Courthouse. 2014. Archived from the original on November 27, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  5. ^ a b Whaley, Samuel (1856). History of the Township of Mount Pleasant, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. A Discourse Delivered on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 1855. New York: M. W. Dodd. p. 9.
  6. ^ a b c "Pleasant Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. August 2, 1979. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  7. ^ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Mount Pleasant Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved January 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[dead link]
  8. ^ "Biglow Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. August 2, 1979. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
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