PLAINFIELD

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

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

LDJ

Linden Airport

Small airport

13.9 km

MMU

Morristown Municipal Airport

Medium airport

18.4 km

EWR

Newark Liberty International Airport

Large airport

21.0 km

CDW

Essex County Airport

Small airport

28.8 km

TEB

Teterboro Airport

Medium airport

37.9 km

FAQ

10 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).
Which airport serves Plainfield?: Linden Airport (LDJ).
Does Plainfield have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in United States?: English.
What currency is used in United States?: US Dollar.
How many cities are in United States?: 21,763 on record.
Which admin region is Plainfield in?: New Jersey.
What is the elevation of Plainfield?: 34 meters.

Get this page as JSON

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$ 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
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.3x the population of North Plainfield.
1 km from North Plainfield.
Same timezone (America/New_York) as 9,570 other cities in United States.