Pleasant Hills is a community in Harford County, Maryland, home to about 3,836 people across 4.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 21047, 21082, 21085 and 21087.
Homes sold for a median of $214 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 3 of 4 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Fallston; part is in Pleasant Hills
Part is in Pleasant Hills
Mostly Joppatowne; part is in Pleasant Hills
Mostly Kingsville; part is in Pleasant Hills
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Pleasant Hills. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)25 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Baltimore, MD17 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA77 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Pleasant Hills; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Pleasant Hills had 3,998 residents in the 2020 census, up 40% since 2000.
It’s the 227th largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.
Harford County grew from 28,269 residents in 1900 to 260,924 in 2020.
Harford County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 47.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Aberdeen Phillips Fld, MD weather station (13 miles away).
79,488 jobs at 5,636 businesses in Harford County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
154 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pleasant Hills’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 11 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 5 |
| Dentists | 18 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 35 |
| Mental health providers | 60 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 18 |
| Optometrists | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 8 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Harford County Public Schools, Baltimore County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joppatowne ElementaryJoppa | Pre-K–5 | 495 | Public | 5.4 mi |
| Magnolia ElementaryJoppa | Pre-K–5 | 545 | Public | 6.9 mi |
| Riverside ElementaryJoppa | Pre-K–5 | 481 | Public | 7.3 mi |
| Kingsville ElementaryKingsville | K–5 | 326 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Youths Benefit ElementaryFallston | K–5 | 1,151 | Public | 3.2 mi |
| Fallston Middle SchoolFallston | 6–8 | 1,068 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Magnolia MiddleJoppa | 6–8 | 689 | Public | 7.1 mi |
| Fallston HighFallston | 9–12 | 1,036 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Joppatowne HighJoppa | 9–12 | 882 | Public | 6.1 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Bible Christian AcademyKingsville | Pre-K–12 | 158 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 1.8 mi |
| St John the Evangelist Elementary Catholic SchoolHydes | Pre-K–8 | 200 | Roman Catholic | 3.1 mi |
| St Pauls Lutheran SchoolKingsville | Pre-K–8 | 149 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 2.4 mi |
| St Stephen Parochial SchoolKingsville | Pre-K–8 | 322 | Roman Catholic | 3.9 mi |
| Trinity Lutheran Christian School & Early Lrng CtrJoppa | Pre-K–8 | 145 | Other Lutheran | 5.2 mi |
| One School Global-Chesapeake CampusJoppa | 3–12 | 26 | Brethren | 6.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Joppatowne, Fallston, Kingsville, Edgewood and Perry Hall.
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