Pleasantville, Venango County, Pennsylvania

Pleasantville, Pennsylvania
Location of Pleasantville in Venango County, Pennsylvania.
Pleasantville
Pleasantville
Coordinates: 41°35′37″N 79°34′51″W / 41.59361°N 79.58083°W / 41.59361; -79.58083
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyVenango
Settled1821
Incorporated1850
Government
  TypeBorough Council
Area
  Total
0.95 sq mi (2.46 km2)
  Land0.95 sq mi (2.46 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
846
  Density890.53/sq mi (343.75/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code
16341
Area code814
FIPS code42-61512
GNIS feature ID1215640

Pleasantville is a borough in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 841 at the 2020 census, and 892 in 2010. It was an early oil 'boom town', and the population jumped from 291 to 1,598 between 1860 and 1870. But the boom soon passed, and the population shrank to 855 by 1880, and has remained fairly stable since then.