Welcome to Plainview ...

Plainview is located in Scott County<1>.

The location of Plainview has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Plainview is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Plainview lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Plainview is located in the (563) area code.

Communities Also Named Plainview ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 47 communities that are also named Plainview - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (4), California, Colorado, Georgia (3), Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nebraska, New Mexico (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (3), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (8) and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Plainview.

Communities near Plainview ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Plainview.

• Davenport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <4>
• Moline
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
  • Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <4>
• Rock Island
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Rock Island is located in Rock Island County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Island <4>
• Bettendorf
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettendorf
  • Bettendorf is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bettendorf <4>
• Eldridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
  • Eldridge is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldridge <4>
• De Witt
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <4>
• Milan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Rock Island County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>
• Tipton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <4>
• Wilton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
  • Wilton is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <4>
• Durant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
  • Durant is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Plainview. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plainview.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Plainview. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plainview.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Plainview. See our Newspapers Page for Plainview.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plainview ...

Looking for more information about Plainview? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Plainview, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Plainview.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Plainview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Scott County: www.scottcountyiowa.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/