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Welcome to The Plains ...

The Plains is located in Belknap County<1>.

The Plains is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for The Plains: 603

Communities Also Named The Plains ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named The Plains - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Jersey, New York (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near The Plains ...

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

  • Concord
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Laconia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Belmont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Gilford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Meredith
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Wolfeboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopkinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Loudon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Loudon is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,697 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <3>
  • Alton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Alton is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Plains ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Belknap, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around The Plains - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.