 According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.Pleasant Hill is located at the convergence of Missouri highways 7 and 58 and is approximately 8.7 miles south of U.S. Route 50.As of the census of 2010, there were 8,113 people, 2,959 households, and 2,196 families living in the city.