Pleasant Hill, California

Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Hill Town Hall
Location in California
Pleasant Hill
Basic data
Foundation :	1961
State :	United States
State :	California
County :	Contra Costa County
Coordinates :	37 ° 57 ′  N , 122 ° 4 ′  W 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
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)