Michigan · Census place 2664740
Plainwell, Michigan
Plainwell is a city in Allegan County, Michigan with an estimated 3,736 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 188th largest of 353 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 3,736
- #188 of 353 in Michigan
- Change since 2020
- -1.4%
- -54 people
- Land area
- 2.1 sq mi
- + 0.08 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,796 / sq mi
- State median 2,478
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Plainwell population, 2020 to 2024
Plainwell lost 54 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.4%. In the latest year it moved by -16.
Plainwell covers 2.08 square miles of land and 0.08 of water, for 1,796 people per square mile of land. The median Michigan place of 5,000+ has 2,478, so Plainwell is less dense than the typical town.
What county Plainwell is in
All of Plainwell's residents live in Allegan County, which had 122,429 residents in 2024. Plainwell holds 3.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Plainwell
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Plainwell by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 49080. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Plainwell is
The Census internal point of Plainwell is at 42.444700, -85.642300. Lansing, the capital, is 58.8 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Otsego, MI (4,036 people), 3.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Grand Rapids, MI, 35.7 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 42.444700, -85.642300
- DMS
- 42°26'40.92"N 85°38'32.28"W
- UTM
- 16N 611656.2E 4700045.6N
- Geohash
- dpe17nv4m
- Plus code
- 86JPC9V5+V3
Daylight in Plainwell
At 42.44° N, Plainwell gets about 15 h 18 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 04 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 14 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Plainwell
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Michigan, measured between internal points. The closest is Otsego, 3.0 miles away, with 4,036 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Plainwell, MI?
3,736 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 54 (1.4%) from 3,790 in July 2020.
What county is Plainwell in?
Allegan County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Plainwell?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 49080.
How far is Plainwell from Lansing?
58.8 miles (94.6 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from Plainwell.
What is the nearest larger city to Plainwell?
Otsego, MI, with 4,036 residents, 3.0 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.