Pleasantville is a city in Marion County in Iowa, United States.

[3] Pleasantville is most famous for being the corporate headquarters of Smokey Row Coffee.

Pleasantville was surveyed and established as a town on August 1, 1849 on land then owned by William Wesley Jordan.

Previous to the ownership of Mr. Jordan, the land comprising the original town plot of Pleasantville changed hands for one horse and $30.

The completion of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Line through Pleasantville in 1879 caused an increase in development and Pleasantville became one of the active business centers in Marion County and the principal shipping point between Knoxville and Des Moines.

Shortly before and during the film's release, as a promotional tie-in, an online competition gave entrants the chance to visit Pleasantville, Iowa.

The winner, who remained anonymous, declined the trip and opted to receive the $10,000 cash prize instead.

There were 711 housing units at an average density of 290.6 per square mile (112.2/km2).

Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 2.3% of the population.

31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

32.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.