Pleasant Street, Gainesville: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Sources: the City of Gainesville’s neighborhood layer, address points, historic preservation page and parks layer; Alachua County Public Schools’ 2026-27 zone maps; the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades; Zillow Research; the Regional Transit System’s fall 2026 schedule data; and OpenStreetMap.

Pleasant Street is the neighborhood on the northwest side of downtown Gainesville, between West University Avenue and Northwest Eighth Avenue. At its center is the Pleasant Street Historic District, one of five local historic districts on the City of Gainesville’s historic preservation page.

What this means for you

• Zoned high school: Gainesville High for every address, a B school in Florida’s 2026 grades. Check yours on the district’s Find My School page.
• Home value: $261,658 in ZIP code 32601 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest I-75 exit: exit 384, Archer Road, about 5 miles by road.

Part of our Gainesville neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

The city’s neighborhood layer draws Pleasant Street as about 113 acres bounded by West University Avenue on the south, Northwest Sixth Street on the west, North Main Street on the east and Northwest Eighth Avenue on the north. Downtown is across University Avenue, the Fifth Avenue neighborhood is across Sixth Street and Duckpond is a block east of Main Street.

The city’s address data lists 608 addresses inside that line, 453 of them homes. About four in 10 homes carry an apartment or unit number. Every address is in ZIP code 32601.

The historic district

The City Commission approved the Pleasant Street Historic District as a historic preservation overlay on Feb. 18, 1991, according to the city’s historic preservation element (PDF). The same document says the district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places that year, and points to it as an example of houses with porches set close to one another and to the street. On the city’s district map the historic district covers about 47% of the neighborhood, and all of it lies inside Pleasant Street. The city has a map of the district (PDF).

Design review for properties in a local historic district follows Section 30-112 of the city’s Land Development Code, the historic preservation page says. Questions go to the Planning Division, 352-334-5023.

Schools

How Pleasant Street’s homes fall in Alachua County Public Schools’ attendance zones for the 2026-27 school year, with each school’s 2026 grade from the Florida Department of Education:

The percentage after each grade is the share of possible points the school earned. The district drew new zones for 2026-27, so check an address on its Find My School page, which links the zone maps. More in our schools guide.

Home values

The typical home value in ZIP code 32601 was $261,658 in August 2026, up 0.4% from $260,732 in August 2025, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, single-family homes and condos together, not a sale price, and it covers the whole ZIP code, from Duckpond to the University of Florida side of downtown. Zillow’s figure for the city as a whole was $295,760, down 1.2%. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

From the city’s parks layer:

• Pleasant Park, 508 NW Second St., inside the neighborhood, with a playground, picnic tables and a shelter.
• Rosa B. Williams Center and 352Arts Space, 524 NW First St., inside the neighborhood, with a playground and a lighted basketball court.
• Kiwanis Girl Scout Park, 810 NW Eighth St., just west across Sixth Street, with a playground.
• Dreamers Garden, 400 NW 10th Ave., a community garden a short walk north.
• Bo Diddley Plaza, 111 E. University Ave., downtown, a block south.

More in our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

• I-75: exit 384, Archer Road, about 5 miles by road, or exit 382, Williston Road, about 5.6 miles.
• City Hall: about 0.6 mile.
• Gainesville Regional Airport: about 5.3 miles.
• These are distances on the OpenStreetMap road network, measured with the OSRM routing engine, not drive times.
• Bus: RTS routes 5, 6, 10, 15 and 55 stop in or at the edge of the neighborhood, in the RTS fall 2026 schedule data.

More in our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

From OpenStreetMap:

• Chun Ching Market, 418 NW Eighth Ave., on the north edge
• Grove Street Farmers Market, 1001 NW Fourth St., a short walk north
• Wise’s Pharmacy, 708 SW Fourth Ave., about a quarter of a mile south
• Publix, 1302 N. Main St., about a third of a mile north

How we drew this area

This page uses the Pleasant Street outline in the City of Gainesville’s neighborhood layer, which the city says is not an official boundary. Address counts come from the city’s address points inside it, matched to the district’s 2026-27 zone maps on Oct. 8, 2026. Store and road locations are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently asked questions

Where is the Pleasant Street neighborhood in Gainesville?

Just northwest of downtown. The city’s neighborhood map draws it from West University Avenue north to Northwest Eighth Avenue, between Northwest Sixth Street and North Main Street, all in ZIP code 32601.

When did Pleasant Street become a historic district?

The City Commission approved the Pleasant Street Historic District as a historic preservation overlay on Feb. 18, 1991, according to the city’s historic preservation element. It is one of the city’s five local historic districts.

What schools serve Pleasant Street?

Every home is zoned for Parker Elementary, Lincoln Middle and Gainesville High on the district’s 2026-27 zone maps. In Florida’s 2026 grades Parker earned a B, Lincoln an A and Gainesville High a B.

What is the typical home value near Pleasant Street?

Zillow put the typical value in ZIP code 32601 at $261,658 in August 2026, up 0.4% on the year. That figure covers the whole ZIP code, not just Pleasant Street.