Pleasant Grove, California

Pleasant Grove is an unincorporated community in Sutter County, California, United States. Pleasant Grove has a post office with ZIP code 95668.^[2]

Pleasant Grove, California
Unincorporated community
Pleasant Grove
Nickname:  Gouge-Eye
Pleasant Grove, California Show map of California Pleasant Grove, California Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 38°49′26″N 121°29′02″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Sutter
Elevation	49 ft (15 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	95668
Area codes	916, 279
GNIS feature ID	230798[1]

History

The community originated as a wagon and freight stop and was nicknamed "Gouge-Eye" after a saloon fight in which one man gouged out the eye of another. The post office opened as Pleasant Grove Creek in 1867, became Pleasant Grove in 1875, and moved 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east in 1940.^[3]

Geography

Pleasant Grove is on California State Routes 99 and 70, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) southeast of Nicolaus.

Education

Pleasant Grove is served by the Pleasant Grove Joint Union School District. Pleasant Grove School is in the community.

Media

KFBK (AM) has a 50,000-watt transmitter on Pleasant Grove Road at Catlett Road in the community.^[4]

Notable person

• Edwin E. Roberts, politician and mayor of Reno, Nevada.^[5]