Mount Pleasant, Ohio

Mount Pleasant, Ohio
Location of Mount Pleasant in Jefferson County, Ohio
Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant
Coordinates: 40°10′33″N 80°47′59″W / 40.17583°N 80.79972°W / 40.17583; -80.79972
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyJefferson
TownshipMount Pleasant
Area
  Total
0.26 sq mi (0.66 km2)
  Land0.26 sq mi (0.66 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,217 ft (371 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
394
  Density1,545.10/sq mi (596.85/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43939
Area code740
FIPS code39-52976
GNIS feature ID2399415

Mount Pleasant is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 394 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. Founded in 1803 by anti-slavery Quakers, the village was an early center of abolitionist activity and a well-known haven for fugitive slaves on the Underground Railroad.