Pleasant Hall, Pennsylvania facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Pleasant Hall, Pennsylvania
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Unincorporated community
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Post office
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 Pleasant Hall, Pennsylvania
Location in Pennsylvania
Pleasant Hall, Pennsylvania
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Franklin |
| Township | Letterkenny |
| Elevation | 705 ft (215 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
17246
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| Area code(s) | 717 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1184018 |
Pleasant Hall is a small, quiet place in Pennsylvania, United States. It's not a city or a town with its own local government. Instead, it's an unincorporated community. This means it's part of a larger area called Letterkenny Township in Franklin County.
Where is Pleasant Hall?
Pleasant Hall is located in the beautiful state of Pennsylvania. You can find it by looking for the spot where two state roads, Route 533 and Route 997, meet. It's situated north of a larger town called Chambersburg. It's also northeast of the Letterkenny Army Depot, which is a big military facility.
A Look at the Past
Pleasant Hall has been around for a long time! It was first planned out, or platted, around the year 1840. This means someone laid out the streets and lots for the community back then. A post office, which is where people send and receive mail, has been open in Pleasant Hall since 1851. That's over 170 years of postal service!
Numbers and Facts
Even though it's a small community, Pleasant Hall has its own special ZIP code, which is 17246. This ZIP code area covers about 1.63 square miles (or 4.22 square kilometers). According to past records, about 195 people live in this area.
