Welcome to Plainville ...

Plainville is located in Hampshire County<1>.

Plainville is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Plainville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Plainville: 413

Communities Also Named Plainville ...

While we believe that this Plainville is located in Hampshire County, we know of another 3 Massachusetts communities named Plainville. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bristol, Hampden and Norfolk County.

Beyond Massachusetts, there are 18 communities that are also named Plainville - they are located in Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, New Jersey (2), New York, Ohio, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Plainville ...

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

• Springfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Springfield is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
• Chicopee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Chicopee is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
• Holyoke
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Holyoke is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
• West Springfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • West Springfield is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
• Northampton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Northampton is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
• Ludlow
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ludlow is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
• South Hadley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
• Greenfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Greenfield is located in Franklin County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
• Easthampton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
• Belchertown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people

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 Plainville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plainville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Plainville. 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 Plainville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plainville ...

Looking for more information about Plainville? 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 Plainville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Plainville.