Plainfield Township, Pennsylvania

Plainfield Township
Bushkill Creek in Plainfield Township in October 2010
Bushkill Creek in Plainfield Township in October 2010
Flag of Plainfield Township
Official seal of Plainfield Township
Location of Plainfield Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Location of Plainfield Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Coordinates: 40°50′00″N 75°15′59″W / 40.83333°N 75.26639°W / 40.83333; -75.26639
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
CountyNorthampton
Area
 • City24.98 sq mi (64.69 km2)
 • Land24.75 sq mi (64.11 km2)
 • Water0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)
Elevation
568 ft (173 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • City6,138
 • Estimate 
(2016)[2]
6,153
 • Density248.57/sq mi (95.97/km2)
 • Metro
865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)610
FIPS code42-095-61088
Primary airportLehigh Valley International Airport
Major hospitalLehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest
School districtPen Argyl Area
Websiteplainfieldtownship.org

Plainfield Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Plainfield Township was 6,138 at the 2010 census. The township is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

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