Town guide

Plainfield Town, Wisconsin

Plainfield Town is a town in Waushara County, Wisconsin, home to about 584 people across 34 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54966.

Homes sold for a median of $162 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population58417 per sq mi
Median home value$176,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$162Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking17%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Plainfield Town

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Plainfield Town

Distances

Nearest major airportGeneral Mitchell International Airport (MKE)117 miles away
Closer regional airportCentral Wisconsin Airport (CWA)41 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Madison, WI77 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL187 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Plainfield Town; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Plainfield Town

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 Town had 496 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.

It’s the 1358th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.

Waushara County grew from 15,972 residents in 1900 to 24,520 in 2020.

Plainfield Town population by census2000: 533, 2010: 550, 2020: 496533200055020104962020

Waushara County, 1900–2020

Waushara County population, 1900 to 20201900: 15,972, 1910: 18,886, 1920: 16,712, 1930: 14,427, 1940: 14,268, 1950: 13,920, 1960: 13,497, 1970: 14,795, 1980: 18,526, 1990: 19,385, 2000: 23,154, 2010: 24,496, 2020: 24,52016K’00’1017K’20’3014K’40’5013K’60’7019K’80’9023K’00’1025K’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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 7°F. About 34.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 43 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Plainfield TownJan: high 25°F, low 7°F, 1.1 in; Feb: high 30°F, low 10°F, 1 in; Mar: high 41°F, low 21°F, 1.9 in; Apr: high 55°F, low 33°F, 3.6 in; May: high 68°F, low 45°F, 4.2 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 55°F, 5 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 59°F, 4.2 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 57°F, 4 in; Sep: high 72°F, low 49°F, 3.3 in; Oct: high 58°F, low 37°F, 2.7 in; Nov: high 43°F, low 26°F, 2 in; Dec: high 30°F, low 14°F, 1.4 in25°7°Jan1.130°10°Feb1.041°21°Mar1.955°33°Apr3.668°45°May4.277°55°Jun5.082°59°Jul4.279°57°Aug4.072°49°Sep3.358°37°Oct2.743°26°Nov2.030°14°Dec1.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hancock Exp Farm, WI weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Waushara County

4,855 jobs at 494 businesses in Waushara County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Waushara CountyManufacturing: 1,317 jobs; Retail trade: 717 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 611 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 533 jobs; Other services: 261 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 226 jobs; Arts, entertainment and recreation: 208 jobs; Construction: 199 jobsManufacturing 27% Retail trade 15% Health care and social assistance 13% Hotels and restaurants 11% Other services 5% Transportation and warehousing 5% Arts, entertainment and recreation 4% Construction 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Plainfield Town.

Nearest hospitals

  • Thedacare Medical Center - Wild RoseCritical access hospital · emergency room · Wild Rose10.5 miles
  • Thedacare Medical Center-WaupacaCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Waupaca21.0 miles
  • Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Wisconsin Rapids22.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Mental health providers2

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 Town

Parks (3 nearby)

  • Veterans Park · 57 acres2.2 mi
  • Lake Huron Park · 1 acres2.0 mi
  • Plainfield Tunnel Channel Lakes State Natural Area0.5 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Plainfield Public Library1.8 mi

Counts are within about 4 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 Town

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

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Tri-County ElementaryPlainfieldPre-K–5265Public1.9 mi
Tri-County MiddlePlainfield6–8134Public1.9 mi
Tri-County HighPlainfield9–12180Public1.9 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 Plainfield Village, Oasis, Pine Grove, Almond Town and Leola.

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