Rose Hill Post Office, 1875
Pleasant Township’s story
197 years in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1875 and 3 maps from 1956 on.
- 1829Pleasant Township is settled
Pleasant TownshipIN
94% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Population
1,375
2025 Census estimate · +2.4% since 2020
Median home value
$272K
Census ACS
Household income
$105K
median
Median age
43.9
years
Jobs based here
25
A commuter town
Is Pleasant Township a good place to live?
The best of Pleasant Township’s subject grades is an A for civic life; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Pleasant Township’s mean commuting time is 37 minutes, where Indiana’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 10 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns score lower on walkability. Only 98 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on the outdoors. Pleasant Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Pleasant Township stand out
Where Pleasant Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Pleasant Township6.9
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical IN town3.6
Civic lifeA
94% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Indiana town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
0historic places
History
Settled in 1829
A long history
A history going back 197 years.
A shrinking town
Pleasant Township has shrunk 12% since 2010
1,521 counted in 2010 and 1,312 in 2020; an estimated 1,375 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Pleasant Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Pleasant Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 2.5 of 20; 13.7% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →HealthNorton-King's Daughters' Health 11 miles awayC−Open →Jobs & income$105K median household incomeC−Open →SchoolsBehind 61% of Indiana districts on tests and graduationC+Open →Hazard riskInland flooding tops the listB−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $272K, 4.2 years of the county’s $65K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trailD−Open →HistoryGraded on historic places and the town’s ageB−Open →Civic life6.9 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Pleasant Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pleasant Township, and how to reach them.
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Pleasant Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereSwitzerland County Circuit Court ClerkSwitzerland County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes47043, 47224, 47011, 4725047043 54% · 47224 26% · 47011 12% · 47250 6%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pleasant Township.
HealthC−
Residents of Pleasant Township are less healthy than four in five U.S. towns
The share of adults in Pleasant Township who get no exercise outside work: 28%. In Pleasant Township, 16% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 27% have been diagnosed with depression.
16%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Pleasant Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Indiana
0 better25 too close to call7 worse
| What stands out | Pleasant Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 20% | 15.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.7% | 15.4% |
Norton-King's Daughters' Health
11 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
Most of Pleasant Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them
1.4% of working residents work locally in Pleasant Township. Half the trips to work are shorter than 22 miles. The top destinations are Madison (10%), Vevay (7%) and Indianapolis (4%).
1%work in town
| Pleasant Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Pleasant Township1%
Madison10%
Vevay7%
Indianapolis4%
Lawrenceburg4%
22 mi
median commute distance
25
jobs based in Pleasant Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 0% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Pleasant Township
Expect July afternoons of 86° and January nights of 23°, with about 16 inches of snow a winter.
16″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter25–42°
Spring43–65°
Summer63–84°
Fall45–67°
Oct 29
typical first frost
Apr 17
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Pleasant Township has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Compared with just over half of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Pleasant Township is higher. Since 1997, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out here. 41% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 27%.
51risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
3
paid flood claims since 1997
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 29,018 acres
1.2 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Pleasant Township
18pages on Pleasant Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pleasant Township; the nearest are
Hanover CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Hanover19.2 mi$44,638 tuitionGateway Community and Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Florence, KY28.9 mi$4,728 in-state tuitionNorthern Kentucky UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Highland Heights, KY39 mi$11,088 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Pleasant Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Small town
1,375 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Craig TownshipJefferson TownshipCotton TownshipPike TownshipBrown TownshipShelby TownshipMilton TownshipPleasant Township
About Pleasant Township
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Pleasant is an unincorporated community in Pleasant Township, Switzerland County, Indiana, United States.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 955 ft
Questions about Pleasant Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pleasant Township, IN a good place to live?
94% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Pleasant Township, IN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.