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Around Plainfield
Distances
Nearest major airport
Portland International Jetport (PWM)113 miles away
Closer regional airport
Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV)39 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Boston, MA151 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY260 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 · Vermont at-largeBecca Balint (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 1,236 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 130th largest of 247 towns in Vermont by population.
Washington County grew from 36,607 residents in 1900 to 59,807 in 2020.
Washington 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 3°F. About 41.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Plainfield, VT weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Washington County
26,122 jobs at 2,118 businesses in Washington County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
51 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Plainfield.
Nearest hospitals
Central Vermont Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Barre5.9 miles
Cottage HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Woodsville21.5 miles
Copley HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Morrisville21.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
6
Specialist doctors
1
Dentists
14
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
9
Mental health providers
19
Physical and occupational therapists
2
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
Grocery stores
Trow Hill Grocery5.6 mi
Price Chopper6.7 mi
Pharmacies
Kinney Drugs6.7 mi
Keene Medical Products7.1 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Cutler Memorial Library1.1 mi
Museums
Vermont Granite Museum6.0 mi
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Haybarn Theatre1.4 mi
The Creative Campus at Goddard1.6 mi
Counts are within about 3 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Washington Central Unified Union School District #92, Twinfield Union School District #33. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Calais Elementary SchoolPlainfield
Pre-K–6
91
Public
4.2 mi
Twinfield Union SchoolPlainfield
Pre-K–12
315
Public
2.8 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Maplehill SchoolPlainfield
5–12
29
Nonsectarian
2.0 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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