Welcome to Plano ...The city of Plano is located Plano is primarily located in Collin County<1>. A portion of Plano extends into Denton County. The community of Plano was established in 1873. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Plano has a population of 287,803 people<2> (see below for details). Plano is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Plano lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Plano: 214, 469, 945 & 972<4> The ZIP codes for Plano: 75023-75026, 75074-75075, 75086, 75093-75094<5> Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Plano had an population of 287,803 people. This is an increase of 10.76% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 29.62% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Plano had a population of 259,841 people (which is 32.99% of the total population of Collin County). This makes Plano the county's most populous community. The population of Plano represents 1.03% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 9th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 259,841 people, the population of Plano increased 17.03% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 222,030 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Plano. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Plano - they are located in Alabama, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio and South Dakota. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Plano. Official Website: www.planotx.org/ Junior League: www.jlplano.org/ We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Plano. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Plano. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plano. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Plano. 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 Plano. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Plano. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Plano. Looking for more information about Plano? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Plano, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Plano. We originally found mention of Plano in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Plano was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Plano.
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