Plainfield, New Jersey

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Plainfield, New Jersey is a historic city in Union County known for its diverse population, Victorian architecture, and role as a regional residential and commercial center.

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instanceOf city
municipality
adjacentTo Fanwood, New Jersey
Green Brook Township, New Jersey
North Plainfield, New Jersey
Piscataway, New Jersey
Scotch Plains, New Jersey
South Plainfield, New Jersey
Watchung, New Jersey
areaCode 908
areaLandKm2 16.8
areaTotalKm2 16.9
areaWaterKm2 0.1
climateClassification humid subtropical climate
country United States of America
county Union County, New Jersey
elevationMeters 30
FIPSCode 34-59580
GNISFeatureID 0885350
governmentType Mayor–council government
hasHighSchool Plainfield High School
hasHistoricDistrict Crescent Area Historic District
Hillside Avenue Historic District
Van Wyck Brooks Historic District
hasHospital Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center
hasMayor Adrian O. Mapp
hasRailStation Netherwood station
Plainfield station
incorporatedAsCity 1869
isPartOf New York metropolitan area
Raritan Valley
knownFor Victorian architecture
diverse population
historic residential districts
locatedInRegion Central New Jersey
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
namedAfter Plainfield, Connecticut
nickname The Queen City
officialWebsite https://www.plainfieldnj.gov
populationCensus2010 49708
populationCensus2020 54698
postalCode 07060
07061
07062
07063
schoolDistrict Plainfield Public School District
servedByRailLine Raritan Valley Line
settlementFounded 18th century
state New Jersey
timeZoneDST Eastern Daylight Time
linked to: Eastern Time Zone

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South Plainfield, New Jersey adjacentTo Plainfield, New Jersey
Union County, New Jersey contains Plainfield, New Jersey
Central Railroad of New Jersey servedCity Plainfield, New Jersey
County Route 514 (New Jersey) passesThrough Plainfield, New Jersey
subject linked to: County Route 514
Long Hot Summer of 1967 location Plainfield, New Jersey
New Jersey Route 28 passesThrough Plainfield, New Jersey
subject linked to: New Jersey Route 28 (nearby)
Green Brook Flood Control Project servesCommunity Plainfield, New Jersey
Plainfield station locatedIn Plainfield, New Jersey
Plainfield station servesCity Plainfield, New Jersey
North Plainfield, New Jersey namedAfter Plainfield, New Jersey
North Plainfield, New Jersey borderedBy Plainfield, New Jersey
Washington Rock State Park overlooks Plainfield, New Jersey area
linked to: Plainfield, New Jersey
Washington Rock State Park hasNearbyCity Plainfield, New Jersey
New Jersey Route 28 passesThrough Plainfield, New Jersey
Watchung, New Jersey borders Plainfield, New Jersey
Watchung, New Jersey isLocatedNorthOf Plainfield, New Jersey
Green Brook Township, New Jersey locatedNear Plainfield, New Jersey
Plainfield Public School District city Plainfield, New Jersey
Plainfield Public School District serves Plainfield, New Jersey
Hillside Avenue Historic District locatedIn Plainfield, New Jersey
Crescent Area Historic District locatedIn Plainfield, New Jersey
The Queen City refersTo Plainfield, New Jersey
The Queen City appliesTo Plainfield, New Jersey
The Queen City usedAs nickname for Plainfield, New Jersey
linked to: Plainfield, New Jersey
The Queen City denotes Plainfield, New Jersey
Van Wyck Brooks Historic District locatedIn Plainfield, New Jersey
Netherwood station locatedIn Plainfield, New Jersey
Netherwood station servesCity Plainfield, New Jersey
Plainfield Public Library locatedIn Plainfield, New Jersey
Scotch Plains, New Jersey locatedNear Plainfield, New Jersey
Scotch Plains, New Jersey adjacentTo Plainfield, New Jersey
Robert Lowry (hymn writer) placeOfDeath Plainfield, New Jersey
Fanwood, New Jersey adjacentTo Plainfield, New Jersey
Union County contains Plainfield, New Jersey
Central Railroad of New Jersey servedCity Plainfield, New Jersey
subject linked to: CNJ
Jersey Central servedCity Plainfield, New Jersey
Raritan Valley region contains Plainfield, New Jersey
William John Evans placeOfBirth Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
linked to: Plainfield, New Jersey
Van Wyck Brooks placeOfBirth Plainfield, New Jersey
1967 Plainfield riots locatedIn Plainfield, New Jersey
NJ 28 passesThrough Plainfield, New Jersey
Interstate 78 in New Jersey servesCity Plainfield area, New Jersey
linked to: Plainfield, New Jersey
County Route 509 (New Jersey) passesThrough Plainfield, New Jersey
Parliament formedIn Plainfield, New Jersey