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History · Pleasureville

14% of Pleasureville’s homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register.

1on the National Register
14%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Pleasureville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Pleasureville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Pleasureville’s homes were built before 1963.
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The story so far

Pleasureville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Pleasureville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Pleasureville is a suburban unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. Pleasureville is in central York County, in the northwestern part of Springettsbury Township, 3 miles (5 km) north of York, the county seat. It is bordered to the northwest by Codorus Creek, a northeastward-flowing tributary of the Susquehanna River. Manchester Township is to the northwest across Codorus Creek. The center of the community comprises the Pleasureville Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the National Register

1 listing protects 105 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Pleasureville

Nobody well known was born in Pleasureville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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J. Michael BishopAmerican immunologist and microbiologist who sp… · b. 1936
Jeff KoonsAmerican sculptor and painter · b. 1955
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Craig ShefferAmerican film and television actor · b. 1960
Jacob L. DeversUnited States Army general · b. 1887
Tina KotekGovernor of Oregon since 2021 · b. 1966
Tarleton Hoffman BeanAmerican ichthyologist · b. 1846
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Springettsbury Township3 historic placesAManchester Township4 historic placesB+

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →