North Plainfield, New Jersey
North Plainfield, New Jersey | |
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Location of North Plainfield in Somerset County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Somerset County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
Census Bureau map of North Plainfield, New Jersey | |
Location in Somerset County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°37′17″N 74°26′22″W / 40.621255°N 74.439466°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Somerset |
| Incorporated | June 9, 1885 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Lawrence J. La Ronde (D, term ends December 31, 2024) |
| • Administrator | David E. Hollod |
| • Municipal clerk | Michele Garry (acting) |
| Area | |
• 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 |
| Elevation | 72 ft (22 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 22,808 |
• Estimate (2023) | 22,566 |
| • Rank | 118th of 565 in state 6th of 21 in county |
| • Density | 8,125.4/sq mi (3,137.2/km2) |
| • Rank | 47th of 565 in state 1st of 21 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07060, 07062, 07063 |
| Area code(s) | 732 and 908 |
| FIPS code | 3403553280 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885326 |
| Website | northplainfieldnj |
North Plainfield is a borough in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located within the Raritan Valley region. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 22,808, an increase of 872 (+4.0%) from the 2010 census count of 21,936, which in turn reflected an increase of 833 (+3.9%) from the 21,103 counted in the 2000 census.
North Plainfield Township was created from portions of Warren Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature passed on April 2, 1872. The borough of North Plainfield became an independent municipality on June 9, 1885. The name derives from Plainfield, which derived its name from a local estate or from its scenic location.
In 1902, the New Jersey Legislature approved measures that would have allowed the borough to become part of Union County (a measure repealed in 1903) and to allow for a merger of North Plainfield with the City of Plainfield subject to the approval of a referendum by voters in both municipalities.
North Plainfield is home to the Washington Park Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.