Town guide

Pleasant Hill, North Carolina

Pleasant Hill is a community in Surry County, North Carolina, home to about 793 people across 2.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 28621 and 28670.

Homes sold for a median of $174 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population793307 per sq mi
Median home value$147,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$174Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking17%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Pleasant Hill

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Pleasant Hill. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Pleasant Hill

Distances

Nearest major airportPiedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)53 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Winston-Salem, NC36 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA405 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 831 residents in the 2020 census, down 25% since 2000.

It’s the 501st largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.

Surry County grew from 25,515 residents in 1900 to 71,359 in 2020.

Pleasant Hill population by census2000: 1,109, 2010: 878, 2020: 8311,109200087820108312020

Surry County, 1900–2020

Surry County population, 1900 to 20201900: 25,515, 1910: 29,705, 1920: 32,464, 1930: 39,749, 1940: 41,783, 1950: 45,593, 1960: 48,205, 1970: 51,415, 1980: 59,449, 1990: 61,704, 2000: 71,219, 2010: 73,673, 2020: 71,35926K’00’1032K’20’3042K’40’5048K’60’7059K’80’9071K’00’1071K’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 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 49.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Pleasant HillJan: high 49°F, low 23°F, 4 in; Feb: high 52°F, low 24°F, 3 in; Mar: high 60°F, low 31°F, 3.9 in; Apr: high 70°F, low 40°F, 4.5 in; May: high 77°F, low 51°F, 4.5 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 60°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 65°F, 5 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 63°F, 4.6 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 57°F, 4.3 in; Oct: high 71°F, low 42°F, 3.5 in; Nov: high 61°F, low 32°F, 3.2 in; Dec: high 52°F, low 26°F, 4 in49°23°Jan4.052°24°Feb3.060°31°Mar3.970°40°Apr4.577°51°May4.584°60°Jun4.687°65°Jul5.086°63°Aug4.680°57°Sep4.371°42°Oct3.561°32°Nov3.252°26°Dec4.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Elkin, NC weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Surry County

32,143 jobs at 1,661 businesses in Surry County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Surry CountyConstruction: 8,786 jobs; Retail trade: 4,784 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 4,337 jobs; Manufacturing: 3,630 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,847 jobs; Professional services: 1,169 jobs; Company headquarters: 1,084 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 1,061 jobsConstruction 27% Retail trade 15% Health care and social assistance 14% Manufacturing 11% Hotels and restaurants 9% Professional services 4% Company headquarters 3% Transportation and warehousing 3%

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

Health care

187 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pleasant Hill’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Hugh Chatham Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Elkin2.0 miles
  • Wilkes Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · North Wilkesboro17.5 miles
  • Northern Regional HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Mount Airy21.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors24
Specialist doctors39
Dentists9
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants63
Mental health providers24
Physical and occupational therapists20
Optometrists5
Chiropractors3
Pharmacies11

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

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Food Lion1.2 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Rite Aid1.0 mi

Libraries

  • Elkin Public Library1.9 mi
  • Jonesville Public Library2.4 mi

Museums

  • Richard Gwyn Museum1.9 mi
  • The History Center2.4 mi

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.

Schools in Pleasant Hill

Public schools here are run by Wilkes County Schools, Elkin City Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
C B Eller Elementary SchoolElkinPre-K–5248Public1.1 mi
Elkin ElementaryElkinPre-K–6673Public1.8 mi
Ronda-Clingman Elementary SchoolRondaPre-K–5318Public5.6 mi
East Wilkes Middle SchoolRonda6–8346Public3.6 mi
Elkin MiddleElkin7–8193Public1.7 mi
East Wilkes High SchoolRonda9–12469Public4.2 mi
Elkin HighElkin9–12401Public1.7 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Yadkin Valley Community SchoolElkinUngraded44Nonsectarian2.1 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 Elkin and Ronda.

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