Plainfield is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, home to about 13,850 people across 42 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 06332, 06354, 06374 and 06387, and parts of 06239 are in Plainfield too.
Homes sold for a median of $175 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 3 of 4 were seller’s markets.
Population13,850327 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$175Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Plainfield. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Plainfield
Distances
Nearest major airport
Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD)25 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Boston, MA63 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY128 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Plainfield; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Plainfield
U.S. Representative · Connecticut’s 2nd DistrictJoe Courtney (D)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Plainfield had 14,973 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 79th largest of 169 towns in Connecticut by population.
Windham County grew from 46,861 residents in 1900 to 116,418 in 2020.
Windham County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 50.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hampton, CT weather station (9 miles away).
Health care
75 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Plainfield’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Day Kimball HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Putnam14.4 miles
William W Backus HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Norwich14.5 miles
Windham Community Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Willimantic16.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
8
Specialist doctors
5
Dentists
12
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
13
Mental health providers
21
Physical and occupational therapists
13
Optometrists
1
Chiropractors
2
Pharmacies
3
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Plainfield
Parks (11 nearby)
Moosup Park · 10 acres1.7 mi
Robert Manship Park · 9 acres2.9 mi
Neil H. Cook Memorial Park · 7 acres4.0 mi
Lions Park · 4 acres1.7 mi
J. Arthur Atwood Memorial Field · 4 acres3.3 mi
Frink Park · 4 acres3.2 mi
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Big Y2.6 mi
IGA3.3 mi
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Walgreens1.6 mi
CVS Pharmacy2.3 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Aldrich Free Public Library2.2 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
Plainfield Historical Society0.9 mi
Prudence Crandall Museum3.3 mi
Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Plainfield School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(5)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Moosup Elementary SchoolMoosup
Pre-K–3
252
Public
1.8 mi
Shepard Hill Elementary SchoolPlainfield
Pre-K–3
392
Public
2.4 mi
Plainfield Memorial SchoolPlainfield
4–5
291
Public
1.7 mi
Plainfield Central SchoolPlainfield
6–8
422
Public
1.7 mi
Plainfield High SchoolCentral Village
9–12
515
Public
2.2 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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