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Located in: Union County (see below)

Time Zone: Plainfield lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Code: 908

ZIP Codes: 07060-07063, 07069<1>

Elevation: 90 feet [27.43 m] above sea level<2>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Plainfield)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	50,302 (0.99% increase since 2010)
2010:	49,808 (4.14% increase since 2000)
2000:	47,829

Total Area:<4> 6.03 sq. miles [15.6 km²]

Housing Units:<5> 16,621

Websites for Plainfield

Official Website: www.plainfield.com/

Junior League: www.jlepnj.org/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Plainfield:

Lat: 40.618900° (or 40°37'8" N)

Lon: -74.419600° (or -74°25'10" W)

USGS Topo Map: Plainfield<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Plainfield

GNIS ID: 885355

FIPS State / Place Code: 34 / 59190

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Plainfield)

About Union County

The city of Elizabeth is the County Seat for {Union County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Union)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	556,341 (3.53% increase since 2010)
2010	537,369 (2.84% increase since 2000)
2000:	522,541

Total Area: 105.4 sq. miles [273 km²] - of which 2.42% is water (2.55 sq. miles [6.6 km²])

Housing Units: 199,489

Official Website: https://ucnj.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Union

GNIS ID: 882235

FIPS State / County Code: 34 / 039

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Plainfield)

About New Jersey

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	8,891,258 (1.13% increase since 2010)
2010:	8,791,894 (4.49% increase since 2000)
2000:	8,414,350

Websites for State of New Jersey

Official Website: https://www.nj.gov/

Tourism: https://www.visitnj.org/

Parks: https://visitnj.org/trip-ideas/outdoors-sports-recreation

Fishing: https://dep.nj.gov/njfw/fishing/

Hunting: https://dep.nj.gov/njfw/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of New Jersey

GNIS ID: 1779795

FIPS State: 34

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Plainfield)

Footnotes ...

<1>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Plainfield). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Plainfield or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). Our list of ZIP Codes for Plainfield includes: 07060, 7061, 7062 & 07063.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plainfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Plainfield. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<5>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Plainfield, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Plainfield.