Census Data for Plainview

As far as we can tell, Plainview has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Plainview, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
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- Salem is located in Salem City
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Roanoke
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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- Roanoke is located in Roanoke City
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Vinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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- Vinton is located in Roanoke County
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Troutville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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- Troutville is located in Botetourt County
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New Castle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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- New Castle is located in Craig County
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Boones Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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- Boones Mill is located in Franklin County
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Fincastle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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- Fincastle is located in Botetourt County
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Blacksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
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- Blacksburg is located in Montgomery County
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Buchanan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
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- Buchanan is located in Botetourt County
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Rocky Mount
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
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- Rocky Mount is located in Franklin County
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Christiansburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
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- Christiansburg is located in Montgomery County
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Radford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Radford is located in Bedford County
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- Bedford
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
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  - Bedford is located in Bedford City
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Roanoke County ...

Plainview is located in Roanoke County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Roanoke County.

Miscellaneous Information for Plainview ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Roanoke County or the community of Plainview:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Plainview:
- GNIS ID for Plainview: 1706791
- GNIS ID for Roanoke County: 1480165
- GNIS ID for State of Virginia: 1779803

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Plainview is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Plainview.

Footnotes ...

<1>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>	If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Roanoke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.