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 NERFINISHED
Green Brook Township, New Jersey NERFINISHED
North Plainfield, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Piscataway, New Jersey
Scotch Plains, New Jersey NERFINISHED
South Plainfield, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Watchung, New Jersey NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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
Washington Rock State Park overlooks Plainfield, New Jersey area
linked to: Plainfield, New Jersey
The Queen City usedAs nickname for Plainfield, New Jersey
linked to: Plainfield, New Jersey