Plainview, Texas

About Plainview

Plainview, TX is a close-knit town located in northwestern Texas, home to 19,429 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Plainview holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 13.89 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,399 residents per square mile.

📰 Plainview News Today

• Plainview police searching for suspect in Friday morning shooting KCBD · Oct 9
• Plainview (TX)-Gunter Highlights KXII · Oct 9
• Man charged with kidnapping, murder in the death of his wife KVII · Oct 10
• Ashlynn Abbott Obituary Sep 25, 2026 lemonsfunerals.com · Sep 28
• Rosa Martinez Obituary (1939 - 2026) - Plainview, TX - Plainview Daily Herald Legacy | Obituary · Oct 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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

What Makes Plainview Unique

• One of 8 places in the US named Plainview — but the Texas one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northwestern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 19,429.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Plainview

• Pizza Hut — pizza
• 806 Pizza House — pizza
• Chili's — tex-mex
• China Dragon — chinese
• Cotton Patch Cafe — american
• Empire Super Buffet — chinese
• Farmhouse
• IHOP — breakfast
• Leal's Mexican Restaurant — mexican
• Nu-Griddle Cafe — american

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Museum of the Llano Estacado · Museum
• Jimmy Dean Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Plainview

• Broadway Park reviews ★
• Earl and Essie Givens Park reviews ★
• Hood Park reviews ★
• Lakeside Park reviews ★
• Lakeside School Park reviews ★
• Lloyd C. Woods Park reviews ★
• Plainview Bike/Walking Trail reviews ★
• Running Water Draw Regional Park reviews ★
• The Marsh reviews ★
• Thomas Boulevard Park reviews ★
• Travis Trussell Park reviews ★
• Utica Street Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Plainview

• ABERNATHY DAEP
• CENTRAL EL
• DAEP
• FLOYDADA ISD JJAEP
• HALE CO JJAEP
• HALE COUNTY JJAEP
• LOCKNEY DAEP
• NORTH EL
• PETERSBURG DAEP
• PLAINVIEW CLASSICAL ACADEMY
• PLAINVIEW H S
• PLAINVIEW INT
• PLAINVIEW J H
• SOUTH EL

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Covenant Hospital Plainview ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Allegiance Behavioral Health Center Of Plainview · Psychiatric

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Plainview

🏘️ Nearby Communities