Town guide

Pleasant Hill, Missouri

Pleasant Hill is a city in Cass County, Missouri, home to about 8,847 people across 8.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 64080, and parts of 64034 are in Pleasant Hill too.

Homes sold for a median of $187 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population8,8471,096 per sq mi
Median home value$278,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$187Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking22%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Pleasant Hill

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Pleasant Hill

Distances

Nearest major airportKansas City International Airport (MCI)43 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Kansas City, MO28 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL404 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Pleasant Hill; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Pleasant Hill

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Pleasant Hill had 8,777 residents in the 2020 census, up 57% since 2000.

It’s the 97th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.

Cass County grew from 23,636 residents in 1900 to 107,824 in 2020.

Pleasant Hill population by census2000: 5,582, 2010: 8,113, 2020: 8,7775,58220008,11320108,7772020

Cass County, 1900–2020

Cass County population, 1900 to 20201900: 23,636, 1910: 22,973, 1920: 21,536, 1930: 20,962, 1940: 19,534, 1950: 19,325, 1960: 29,702, 1970: 39,448, 1980: 51,029, 1990: 63,808, 2000: 82,092, 2010: 99,478, 2020: 107,82424K’00’1022K’20’3020K’40’5030K’60’7051K’80’9082K’00’10108K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 42.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 17 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Pleasant HillJan: high 39°F, low 21°F, 1.4 in; Feb: high 44°F, low 25°F, 1.8 in; Mar: high 55°F, low 34°F, 3 in; Apr: high 65°F, low 44°F, 4.2 in; May: high 75°F, low 55°F, 5.8 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 65°F, 5.3 in; Jul: high 88°F, low 69°F, 4.7 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 67°F, 4.4 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 58°F, 4.4 in; Oct: high 68°F, low 46°F, 3.4 in; Nov: high 54°F, low 35°F, 2.4 in; Dec: high 42°F, low 26°F, 1.9 in39°21°Jan1.444°25°Feb1.855°34°Mar3.065°44°Apr4.275°55°May5.884°65°Jun5.388°69°Jul4.787°67°Aug4.480°58°Sep4.468°46°Oct3.454°35°Nov2.442°26°Dec1.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pleasant Hill Wfo, MO weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Cass County

23,604 jobs at 2,148 businesses in Cass County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Cass CountyRetail trade: 4,860 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 3,683 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 3,524 jobs; Construction: 2,323 jobs; Manufacturing: 1,802 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 1,668 jobs; Other services: 1,151 jobs; Administrative and support: 1,008 jobsRetail trade 21% Health care and social assistance 16% Hotels and restaurants 15% Construction 10% Manufacturing 8% Transportation and warehousing 7% Other services 5% Administrative and support 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

36 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pleasant Hill.

Nearest hospitals

  • Lee's Summit Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Lees Summit8.9 miles
  • Saint Luke's East HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Lees Summit10.6 miles
  • Cass Regional Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Harrisonville11.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors3
Specialist doctors1
Dentists1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants8
Mental health providers7
Physical and occupational therapists14
Chiropractors2
Pharmacies2

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.

Places in and around Pleasant Hill

Parks (11 nearby)

  • Pleasant Hill Recreation Complex · 40 acres0.8 mi
  • Cass County Fairground · 18 acres1.9 mi
  • Goppert Fitness Park · 15 acres0.7 mi
  • Stone Creek Nature Trail · 11 acres0.3 mi
  • Rock Island Park · 7 acres1.6 mi
  • Van Park Soccer Complex · 7 acres0.4 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Price Chopper1.7 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Cass County Library0.8 mi

Counts are within about 2 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.

Schools in Pleasant Hill

Public schools here are run by Pleasant Hill R-III. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Pleasant Hill PrimaryPleasant HillPre-K–2396Public0.5 mi
Pleasant Hill Elem.Pleasant Hill3–4306Public1.0 mi
Pleasant Hill IntermediatePleasant Hill5–6320Public1.8 mi
Pleasant Hill MiddlePleasant Hill7–8328Public0.7 mi
Pleasant Hill HighPleasant Hill9–12730Public0.6 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Greenwood, Lake Winnebago, Lake Lotawana, Baldwin Park and Strasburg.

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