THE PLAINFIELD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern New England Coastal Plains and Hills setting.
Plainfield town has 42.4 square miles of land in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. Its Census reference point is in Southern New England Coastal Plains and Hills, within Northeastern Coastal Zone.
Irregular plains and low hills form a coastal transition with glacial lakes and oak-pine woodland. This northeastern landscape is gentler than the mountainous country farther inland.
Regional context: Northeastern Coastal Zone ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Plainfield and Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
Plainfield is associated with Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Plainfield by land and water
The Census records 0.57 square miles of water within Plainfield, or 1.3% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points lower than the 1.6% recorded for Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Plainfield town has 24.9 times the land area of nearby Plainfield Village CDP (1.71 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.