Plainfield Massachusetts Map

About Plainfield, Massachusetts

Plainfield is a locality in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is a small community with a population of 700. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Plainfield is located at 42.5154°N, 72.9162°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 1070.

Plainfield maintains a quiet, elevated posture among the high-altitude woodlands of western Massachusetts, where the landscape is defined by the persistent, rhythmic cut of the Mill Brook. It lies 14.1 miles east of Berkshire, MA (from Berkshire, MA: bearing 89°T), and is situated 17.4 miles northwest of Hampshire. The terrain rises and falls in long, glacial swells, providing a rugged backdrop that separates the immediate clearings from the distant, hazy silhouette of the Berkshire Hills. A mile to the west, the West Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary offers a dense expanse of protected growth, while three miles away, the open expanse of Crocket Meadow serves as a grounding contrast to the thick canopy. Light in this region possesses a particular, thin clarity, especially in the late afternoon when the shadows lengthen across the uneven ground and the air turns sharp, carrying the scent of damp earth and cooling stone. Plainfield carries the weight of a long, agrarian history, once sustained by the grit of small-scale milling and the harvest of the surrounding timber. While the local economy has largely shifted away from the intensive production of earlier centuries, the character of the settlement remains tethered to the land, expressed through the stewardship of private woodlots and the slow, deliberate pace of the seasonal cycle. Residents look toward the nearby Windsor State Forest for recreation, or venture toward the dramatic, narrow descent of the Windsor Jambs to witness the concentrated power of water carving through rock. Life here is measured by the stillness of Gun Club Pond and the maintenance of a landscape that demands constant, quiet attention, fostering a culture of self-reliance that has persisted since the first charters were laid out in these high, inland woods.

About This Plainfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Plainfield, Massachusetts — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.515363, -72.916208. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Plainfield and Hampshire County.

Detailed location data for Plainfield includes the ZIP code (01070), telephone area code (339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978), county seat of Hampshire County (Northampton), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Plainfield is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.