Plainfield
city in Union County, New Jersey, United States of America
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Summary
Plainfield is a city in New Jersey[1]. Plainfield draws 1,340 Wikipedia views per month (city in new jersey category, ranking #14 of 52).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Union County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Adrian O. Mapp[5]
- Shares border with: Scotch Plains[6], Watchung[7], South Plainfield[8], North Plainfield[9], Fanwood[10], Green Brook Township[11], Dunellen[12], Piscataway[13], Edison[14]
- Postal code: 07060[15], 07061[16], 07062[17], 07063[18]
- Commons category: Plainfield, New Jersey[19]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[20]
- Local dialing code: 908[21]
- Inception: 1847[22]
- Official website: http://www.plainfield.com/[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Plainfield, New Jersey[24]
- Population: 49,808[25], 54,586[26]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey[27]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[28], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29]
- Official name: Plainfield[30]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Plainfield, New Jersey[31]
- Category for people who died here: Q97416892[32]
- Number of households: 15,626[33]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Plainfield, New Jersey[34]
- Elevation above sea level: 29 m[35]
- Area: 15.45864 km²[36], 15.62592 km²[37]
- Water as percent of area: 0.1752 percent[38]
- Per capita income: 25,647 US dollars[39]
Why It Matters
Plainfield has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Plainfield is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]