Pleasant Hill, California
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Pleasant Hill Town Hall |
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Location in California | ||
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | 1961 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | California | |
County : | Contra Costa County | |
Coordinates : | 37 ° 57 ′ N , 122 ° 4 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | |
Residents : | 32,837 (as of: 2000) | |
Population density : | 1,784.6 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 18.4 km 2 (about 7 mi 2 ) of which 18.4 km 2 (about 7 mi 2 ) is land |
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Height : | 16 m | |
Postal code : | 94523 | |
Area code : | +1 925 | |
FIPS : | 06-57764 | |
GNIS ID : | 1659406 | |
Website : | www.ci.pleasant-hill.ca.us | |
Mayor : | John Hanecak |
Pleasant Hill is a city in Contra Costa County in the US state of California , United States , with 34,200 inhabitants (as of 2004 ). The city was founded in 1961.
geography
The urban area has a size of 18.4 km² and has a diverse landscape.
Pleasant Hill has a Mediterranean climate , summers are warm and dry while winters are cold and humid. In winter it is below 10 ° C, in summer the temperatures fluctuate between 20 ° C and sometimes over 30 ° C. With extreme heat waves, it can rarely even get to 40 ° C in some places. Frost is also rare in winter. Summer fog is rare; but in winter it is often foggy.
history
The first post office opened in 1947, but the city was not founded until 1961.
Daughters and sons of the city
- Cindy Olavarri (* 1955), racing cyclist
Web links
Commons : Pleasant Hill (California) - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
- further information and pictures on CityData.com (English)