Plainfield is a city in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Nicknamed "The Queen City," it serves as both a regional hub for Central New Jersey and a bedroom suburb of the New York Metropolitan area, located in the Raritan Valley region. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population, majority Latino for the first time, was 54,586. This was an increase of 4,778 (+9.6%) from the 2010 census count of 49,808, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,979 (+4.1%) from the 47,829 counted in the 2000 census. In 2023, the Census Bureau estimated the city's population to be 54,670.
Mid-Atlantic
Plainfield
Somerset County, NJ
Population
54,358
Walk Score
73 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$1,559
Median home value
$351,500
[[Municipal corporation
1869
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Cedar Brook Park · listed 2007
- Crescent Area Historic District · listed 1980
- Green Brook Park · listed 2004
- Hillside Avenue Historic District · listed 1982
- North Avenue Commercial District · listed 1984
- North Avenue Commercial Historic District · listed 1984
- Plainfield Civic District · listed 1993
- Van Wyck Brooks Historic District
- Van Wyck Brooks Historic District · listed 1985
Notable landmarks
- Smalley-Wormser House · listed 1978
- Drake, Nathaniel, House · listed 1973
- Firehouse No. 4 · listed 1993
- Netherwood Station · listed 1984
- Plainfield Central Fire Headquarters · listed 1993
- Plainfield Masonic Temple · listed 2024
- Plainfield North and South Stations
- Plainfield Station · listed 1984
- Saint Mary's Catholic Church Complex · listed 1985
- Strong, George A., House · listed 2012
- Waring, Orville, T., House · listed 1979
- Young Women's Christian Association of Plainfield and North Plainfield · listed 1998
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