Plainfield, New Hampshire

About Plainfield

Plainfield, NH is a small unincorporated community located in western New Hampshire.

Officially, Plainfield is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.58 square miles.

📰 Plainfield News Today

• Teen faces DWI charges after NH crash sends 3 to hospital WCAX · Aug 12
• Three seriously injured in Plainfield, N.H. crash, teen arrested MyChamplainValley.com · Aug 12
• Three seriously hurt in suspected DWI crash: state police WMUR · Aug 12
• One dead, two injured after DUI crash, Claremont teen charged Valley News · Aug 17
• Hourly Weather Forecast for Plainfield, New Hampshire - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Plainfield Unique

• One of 9 places in the US named Plainfield — but the New Hampshire one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western New Hampshire, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Plainfield

• Poor Thom's Tavern — grill

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Plainfield

• Corbin Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cory Taber Park reviews ★
• Farnum Lot Trails · Nature reserve reviews ★
• French's Ledges · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Helen Woodruff Smith Bird Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Michael M. & Claudia Yatsevitch Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Spencer Lot · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Townsend Lot · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Victor Hewes Memorial Field reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Plainfield

• Plainfield Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Plainfield

🏘️ Nearby Communities