Plainwell, Michigan

About Plainwell

Plainwell, MI is a small town located in southern Michigan with an estimated population of 3,736.

Officially, Plainwell is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.08 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,796 residents per square mile.

📰 Plainwell News Today

• Part of Eastbound M-89 closes after person hit by car in Plainwell WWMT · Oct 8
• A Michigan paper mill sat vacant for over 25 years. A new vision is bringing thousands back MLive.com · Oct 4
• Retired Michigan Paper Mill Becomes Home to Horsepower Hagerty · Oct 9
• Jeffrey Alan Schneider Obituary Sep 1, 2026 https://www.amsfuneralhomes.com/ · Sep 1
• Plainwell Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Michigan headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Plainwell Unique

• The only place in America named Plainwell — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern Michigan, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Michigan — one of 745 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Plainwell

• Applebee's — american
• B.C. Pizza — pizza
• Island City Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Taqueria San Francisco — mexican
• Barbed Wire Cafe — coffee shop (café)
• Four Roses Cafe
• Nancy's Café and Kitchen (café)
• Old Plank Road
• SW's Donut Mill — donut

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Plainwell

• Consumers Power Prairie · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Darrow Park reviews ★
• Fannie Pell Park reviews ★
• Hicks Park reviews ★
• Kenyon Park reviews ★
• Sherwood Park reviews ★
• Thurl Cook Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Plainwell

• Gilkey Elementary School
• Plainwell High School
• Plainwell Middle School
• Renaissance High School
• Starr Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Plainwell

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