Moving to Plainfield, Pennsylvania

Population: 376
Males: 190 (50.5%), Females: 186 (49.5%)

Zip code: 17081

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $27,500
Median house value: $88,800

Population by Race

Races in Plainfield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (27.9%), United States (22.3%), Irish (12.0%), English (9.8%), Italian (4.3%), Dutch (4.0%).

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Plainfield

  • High school or higher: 59.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Plainfield CDP

  • Never married: 16.9%
  • Now married: 60.0%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 17.3%

0.0% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Plainfield:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Plainfield:

  • HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 38 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: MDT)
  • HAGERSTOWN REGIONAL-RICHARD A HENSON FLD (about 46 miles; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Abbreviation: HGR)
  • UNIVERSITY PARK (about 58 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Abbreviation: UNV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Plainfield:

  • CARLISLE (about 9 miles; CARLISLE, PA; Abbreviation: N94)
  • SHIPPENSBURG (about 16 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: N42)
  • EWT 4 (about 23 miles; HONEY GROVE, PA; Abbreviation: 02P)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Plainfield:

  • DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 6 miles; CARLISLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,098)
  • SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 19 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,330)
  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 21 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,761)
  • GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 27 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,216)
  • HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 29 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,653)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 39 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
  • WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE (about 49 miles; WESTMINSTER, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,245)