Plainfield, Illinois

Plainfield, Illinois
Village
Village Hall in Plainfield, Illinois
Location of Plainfield in Will County, Illinois
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 41°37′02″N 88°14′00″W / 41.61722°N 88.23333°W / 41.61722; -88.23333[1]
Country	United States
State	Illinois
Counties	Will, Kendall
Townships	Plainfield (Will Co.) Wheatland (Will Co.) Na-Au-Say (Kendall Co.) Oswego (Kendall Co.)
Government
• Mayor	John F. Argoudelis
Area [2]
• Total	25.75 sq mi (66.68 km2)
• Land	24.71 sq mi (64.00 km2)
• Water	1.03 sq mi (2.68 km2)
Elevation [1]	610 ft (190 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	44,762
• Density	1,811.35/sq mi (699.38/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	60544, 60585, 60586
Area codes	815 and 779
FIPS code	17-60287
GNIS feature ID	2399684[1]
Wikimedia Commons	Plainfield, Illinois
Website	www.plainfield-il.org

Plainfield is a village in Will and Kendall counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 44,762 at the 2020 census.

The village includes land in Will County's Plainfield and Wheatland townships, as well as Na-Au-Say and Oswego townships in Kendall County. With the growth in the Chicago suburbs in the 1990s and 2000s, the village has seen a population increase, from 4,500 in 1990 to 28,000 in 2000 to nearly 45,000 in 2016. It is between the cities of Naperville and Joliet.

The village has established a community Preservation Commission and historic preservation ordinance. It is the home of the Lake Renwick Preserve, a county forest preserve used for birdwatching and other activities. Located south of Village Hall is Settlers' Park, which includes a lake, war monument, open space, and more. The park presents outdoor concerts to the public in the summer.^[3]