Illinois · Census place 1760287
Plainfield, Illinois
Plainfield is a village in 2 counties of Illinois with an estimated 48,881 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 31st largest of 651 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 48,881
- #31 of 651 in Illinois
- Change since 2020
- +8.7%
- +3,911 people
- Land area
- 25.9 sq mi
- + 1.03 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,887 / sq mi
- State median 2,177
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Plainfield population, 2020 to 2024
Plainfield added 3,911 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +8.7%. In the latest year it moved by +1,274. Among 330 Illinois places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 11th; the median place changed by -0.9%. The median place of 5,000+ in Illinois has 14,760 people, so Plainfield is 3.3 times that size.
Plainfield covers 25.90 square miles of land and 1.03 of water, for 1,887 people per square mile of land. The median Illinois place of 5,000+ has 2,177, so Plainfield is less dense than the typical town.
The 2 counties Plainfield spans
Plainfield crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 48,881 residents as follows; Will County holds 93.1% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Will County45,510
- 02Kendall County3,371
ZIP codes in Plainfield
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Plainfield by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the village's land: 60544, 60585, 60586. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a village that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Plainfield is
The Census internal point of Plainfield is at 41.630300, -88.245300. Springfield, the capital, is 147.4 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Bolingbrook, IL (74,756 people), 8.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Naperville, IL, 9.3 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 41.630300, -88.245300
- DMS
- 41°37'49.08"N 88°14'43.08"W
- UTM
- 16N 396271.4E 4609479.1N
- Geohash
- dp3hzftdp
- Plus code
- 86HHJQJ3+4V
Daylight in Plainfield
At 41.63° N, Plainfield gets about 15 h 12 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 09 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 03 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Plainfield
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Illinois, measured between internal points. The closest is Oswego, 6.1 miles away, with 38,778 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Plainfield, IL?
48,881 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 3,911 (8.7%) from 44,970 in July 2020.
What county is Plainfield in?
It spans 2 counties: Will County (45,510 residents), Kendall County (3,371 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Plainfield?
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 60544, 60585, 60586.
How far is Plainfield from Springfield?
147.4 miles (237.3 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from Plainfield.
What is the nearest larger city to Plainfield?
Bolingbrook, IL, with 74,756 residents, 8.2 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.