Mount Pleasant MillsPA
A town of 503, settled in 1818.
Is Mount Pleasant Mills a good place to live?
12% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Mount Pleasant Mills, below both the Pennsylvania town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Mount Pleasant Mills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The climate in Mount Pleasant Mills brings four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 34 inches of snow, with January nights at 21° and July afternoons at 84°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A job hub: Mount Pleasant Mills has 1.4 jobs for every working resident and draws in 241 commuters
Mount Pleasant Mills: 2.9% of working residents work locally. It had 246 jobs in 2023, up 115 from 2013. The mean commuting time here in the town is 20 minutes. Half commute less than 17 miles.
| Mount Pleasant Mills | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical home in Mount Pleasant Mills is valued at about $246K
Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 5.4% in value. Mount Pleasant Mills’ median rent works out to $779 a month. In Mount Pleasant Mills, 73% of households are owner-occupiers.
| Mount Pleasant Mills | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $779 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 78% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
How healthy Mount Pleasant Mills is
For adults in Mount Pleasant Mills, the share who had a checkup this year is 77%. Two figures for adults in the town: 15% report frequent physical distress, 18% report frequent mental distress.
| Mount Pleasant Mills | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Mount Pleasant Mills | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.8% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 19.6% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Mount Pleasant Mills is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
FEMA puts 73% of Mount Pleasant Mills’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 10% to hurricanes. Compared with 55% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Mount Pleasant Mills
Moving to Mount Pleasant Mills: who provides what
Mount Pleasant Mills is unincorporated, so Snyder 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 Nov 18, 2024.
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mount Pleasant Mills
About 4 of every 100 Mount Pleasant Mills residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Mount Pleasant Mills
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Mount Pleasant Mills is a census-designated place (CDP) in Perry Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 342 at the 2000 census.
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- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 568 ft
- ZIP code
- 17853
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