Town guide

Plainfield, Connecticut

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

ZIP codes in Plainfield

5 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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 airportRhode 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

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.

Plainfield population by census2000: 14,619, 2010: 15,405, 2020: 14,97314,619200015,405201014,9732020

Windham County, 1900–2020

Windham County population, 1900 to 20201900: 46,861, 1910: 48,361, 1920: 52,815, 1930: 54,086, 1940: 56,223, 1950: 61,759, 1960: 68,572, 1970: 84,515, 1980: 92,312, 1990: 102,525, 2000: 109,091, 2010: 118,428, 2020: 116,41847K’00’1053K’20’3056K’40’5069K’60’7092K’80’90109K’00’10116K’20

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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near PlainfieldJan: high 36°F, low 17°F, 4.1 in; Feb: high 38°F, low 18°F, 3.4 in; Mar: high 46°F, low 25°F, 4.4 in; Apr: high 58°F, low 35°F, 4.7 in; May: high 68°F, low 45°F, 3.7 in; Jun: high 75°F, low 54°F, 4.3 in; Jul: high 80°F, low 60°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 58°F, 4.2 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 51°F, 4.3 in; Oct: high 62°F, low 40°F, 4.7 in; Nov: high 51°F, low 31°F, 4.1 in; Dec: high 41°F, low 23°F, 4.8 in36°17°Jan4.138°18°Feb3.446°25°Mar4.458°35°Apr4.768°45°May3.775°54°Jun4.380°60°Jul3.979°58°Aug4.273°51°Sep4.362°40°Oct4.751°31°Nov4.141°23°Dec4.8Rain and melted snow, inches

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 doctors8
Specialist doctors5
Dentists12
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants13
Mental health providers21
Physical and occupational therapists13
Optometrists1
Chiropractors2
Pharmacies3

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.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Plainfield

Public schools here are run by Plainfield School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Moosup Elementary SchoolMoosupPre-K–3252Public1.8 mi
Shepard Hill Elementary SchoolPlainfieldPre-K–3392Public2.4 mi
Plainfield Memorial SchoolPlainfield4–5291Public1.7 mi
Plainfield Central SchoolPlainfield6–8422Public1.7 mi
Plainfield High SchoolCentral Village9–12515Public2.2 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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Shares ZIP codes with Killingly and Sterling.

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