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Pleasant Grove’s age of the median resident is 63.7 years, against 39.4 years in Maryland’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Only 2 of the 262 Maryland towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Pleasant Grove. The biggest park or preserve is Rocky Gap State Park, at 107 acres. Pleasant Grove has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Pleasant Grove beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and 5 maps from 1899 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pleasant Grove. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
27 mi MountainMount Davis
4 mi National Historical ParkChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park4.6M visitors a year40 mi Ski areaSeven Springs Mountain Resort54 runs · 738 ft vertical26 mi MuseumFort Bedford37 mi Ski areaWisp Resort36 runs · 638 ft verticalFlight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0
Pleasant Grove is unincorporated, so Allegany County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Pleasant Grove.
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 93% of U.S. communities. 67% of Pleasant Grove’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by heat waves at 8%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For half of commuters, work is under 8 miles away. Pleasant Grove’s typical household income is $56,000. 14% of residents live below the poverty line in the town. The top destinations are Cumberland (30%), La Vale (4%) and Frostburg (3%).
| Pleasant Grove | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $56,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 22° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rocky Gap State Park | — | 107 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Among adults in Pleasant Grove, 16% worry about having enough food. This Maryland town beats the Maryland average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. Two figures for adults in the town: 34% get no exercise outside work, 18% smoke cigarettes.
| Pleasant Grove | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 12% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 23% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 11% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Pleasant Grove | MD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80% | 76.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.5% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Pleasant Grove
About 1 of every 100 Pleasant Grove residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Where Pleasant Grove’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Pleasant Grove is a census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 353. Pleasant Grove is located east of Cumberland along Maryland Route 144 (Baltimore Pike), the old alignment of U.S. Route 40. Interstate 68, the new highway alignment, also runs through the CDP, with access via Exit 47 at the western end of the community.
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Pleasant Grove has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
