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A town of 4,709. Nearly 18.5% of it is conserved land.
Population
4,709
−0.6% since 2010
Median home value
$289K
Census ACS
Household income
$91K
median
Median age
45.2
years
Jobs based here
426
A commuter town
What makes Mount Pleasant stand out
The thing Mount Pleasant does most differently from other towns.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Mount Pleasant for work
Where Mount Pleasant’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
426jobs based in Mount Pleasant
2%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Mount Pleasant’s report card
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Weather
Forecast →61°
Cloudy
H 73° · L 55°
Local news
All →- Play of the Week: Mount Pleasant receiver shoves off defender, scores TDWTAE · Sep 21
- SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2026 Ad - Mt. Pleasant Glass & Ethnic Festival - Tribune-ReviewTribLIVE.com · Sep 20
- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 Ad - Mt. Pleasant Glass & Ethnic Festival - Tribune-ReviewTribLIVE.com · Sep 10
Upcoming events
Nothing on the calendar.
The data
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Outdoors
18.5% of Mount Pleasant is conserved land
5.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.
18.5%conserved
18.5%
conserved · 3,606 of 19,446 acres
5.0 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
#239
most conserved land in PA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Health
How healthy Mount Pleasant is
Mount Pleasant tracks Pennsylvania closely on all 5 CDC measures.
5 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better5 too close to call0 worse
UPMC Hanover
6.7 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Mount Pleasant
Most working residents leave Mount Pleasant for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Hanover (9%), Penn (6%) and Gettysburg (5%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
2%work in town
Where working residents work
In Mount Pleasant2%
Hanover9%
Penn6%
Gettysburg5%
Straban5%
12 mi
median commute distance
426
jobs based in Mount Pleasant
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Mount Pleasant has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
28″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter24–42°
Spring40–63°
Summer62–84°
Fall44–65°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
Low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 34% of U.S. communities.
34risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingDroughtHurricanes
7
paid flood claims since 1992
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
About Mount Pleasant
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Mount Pleasant Township is a township that is located in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 4,693. It includes an exclave of the Gettysburg National Military Park.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 4,666
- Area
- 31 sq mi
Mount Pleasant’s neighbors
8 towns share a border with Mount Pleasant.
StrabanOxfordConewagoHamiltonUnionMount JoyReadingGermanyMount Pleasant