Pleasant Lake, Michigan

Pleasant Lake, Michigan
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 42°22′48″N 84°20′57″W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Jackson
Township	Henrietta
Platted	1868
Elevation	955 ft (291 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49272
Area code	517
GNIS feature ID	635107[1]

Pleasant Lake is an unincorporated community in Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located in Henrietta Township just south of the lake of the same name. Pleasant Lake has a post office with the ZIP Code 49272.[2] In addition to the post office, there is a party store, gas station, a Dollar General, an Independent Bank, an Inn, a golf course/ restaurant, and Christ Episcopal Church.

History

Pleasant Lake was originally known as Spring Lake until John Wenstren renamed the community in 1836. The community was platted in 1868. A post office opened in Pleasant Lake on October 13, 1961; Leo E. Osterberg was its first postmaster.[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pleasant Lake, Michigan
2. ZIP Code Lookup
3. Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.