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PLAINFIELD

New Jersey · UNITED STATES (US) · 40.63°N / 74.41°W

NJ
ADM1 · ID GeoNames 5,102,720

Plainfield is a city in United States with a population of 51,217. It sits at 40.63/-74.41, runs on America/New_York, is 1 km from North Plainfield.

Population 51,217
Place Type Populated Place
Elevation 34m
Timezone America/New_York

All facts

fields
Country
United States
Subdivision
New Jersey
Coords
40.63°N / 74.41°W
UTC offset
-5
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km
W North Plainfield New Jersey 22,140 1.7 km
E Fanwood New Jersey 7,651 2.2 km
NE Scotch Plains New Jersey 23,584 2.8 km
W Watchung New Jersey 5,916 3.7 km
NE Westfield New Jersey 30,548 5.8 km
NE Mountainside New Jersey 6,885 6.0 km
S South Plainfield New Jersey 24,290 6.1 km
NW Berkeley Heights New Jersey 14,179 6.3 km
N New Providence New Jersey 12,469 7.2 km
SW Dunellen New Jersey 7,431 7.4 km

Air access

nearby

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Plainfield?
51,217 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Plainfield in?
America/New_York.
Which country is Plainfield in?
United States (US).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/5102720

{
  "data": {
    "id": 5102720,
    "name": "Plainfield",
    "ascii_name": "Plainfield",
    "country_code": "US",
    "population": 51217,
    "elevation": 34,
    "timezone_id": "America/New_York",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 40.63371,
    "longitude": -74.40737
  }
}
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