North Plainfield, New Jersey

North Plainfield, New Jersey
Borough
Washington Park Historic District
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Coordinates: 40°37′17″N 74°26′22″W / 40.621255°N 74.439466°W / 40.621255; -74.439466[1][2]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Somerset
Incorporated	June 9, 1885
Government [3]
• Type	Mayor-Council (Faulkner Act)
• Body	Borough Council
Area [4]
• Total	2.82 sq mi (7.31 km2)
• Land	2.81 sq mi (7.27 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.46%
• Rank	351st of 565 in state 14th of 21 in county[1]
Elevation [5]	72 ft (22 m)
Population  (2020)[6][7]
• Total	22,808
• Rank	118th of 565 in state 6th of 21 in county[8]
• Density	8,125.4/sq mi (3,137.2/km2)
• Rank	47th of 565 in state 1st of 21 in county[8]
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	07060, 07062, 07063[9][10]
Area code(s)	732 and 908[11]
FIPS code	3403553280[1][12][13]
GNIS feature ID	0885326[1][14]
Website	northplainfield-nj.gov

North Plainfield is a borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census the borough's population was 22,808.^[6]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
2. ↑ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
3. ↑ Cite error: The named reference DataBook was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
4. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
5. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of North Plainfield, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 8, 2013.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Cite error: The named reference Census2020 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
7. ↑ Cite error: The named reference LWD2020 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
9. ↑ Look Up a ZIP Code for North Plainfield, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed July 9, 2012.
10. ↑ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 29, 2013.
11. ↑ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for North Plainfield, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 29, 2013.
12. ↑ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
13. ↑ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
14. ↑ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.