Plainfield, Pennsylvania

About Plainfield

Plainfield, PA is a small unincorporated community located in southern Pennsylvania.

Plainfield holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.65 square miles.

📰 Plainfield News Today

• Buc-ee's Confirms No Plans for Plainfield Township, PA Location; Invalid Letter of Intent Circulating Newswire · May 15
• Plainfield Township passes ordinances halting WM landfill expansion plans WFMZ.com · Aug 12
• Coroner releases cause of death for mother in Plainfield Township homicide-suicide LehighValleyLive.com · May 12
• Is Buc-ee’s coming to Pennsylvania? Company responds to online rumors ABC27 · May 13
• No, Buc-ee's Isn't Coming to Pennsylvania (Yet) 94.5 PST · May 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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

What Makes Plainfield Unique

• One of 9 places in the US named Plainfield — but the Pennsylvania one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern Pennsylvania, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Plainfield

• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)

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

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Plainfield

• Opossum Lake Park reviews ★
• West Pennsboro Township Park reviews ★

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

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Plainfield

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