Local servicesHospitalSturdy Memorial Hospital5.8 miPost officePlainville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPlainville Town Hallunder a milePolicePlainville Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationPlainville Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 elementaryElementaryAnna Ware Jackson Elementary School1.7 miElementaryBeatrice Wood Elementary School1.8 miCollegeDean College5.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport PVD20 miInterstateI-4952.1 miUS highwayUS 1under a mileAmtrakRoute 128, MA RTE17 miRailAttleboroMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)5.6 miCoachProvidence (Bus Terminal)Peter Pan (BZ)12 miTransit4 stops within a mileGreater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02762 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 15 min5:09 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 7 min7:10 am – 4:16 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,943 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.24,196 householdsMedian household income $104,106Median home value $476,000Median rent $1,977 a month70% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,329 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.4% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 5,108 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, manufacturing 12%, professional and business services 11%Average commute 29 minutes75% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 18% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages44% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 18% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 4%, other languages 2%, other Indo-European languages 1%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 19°F52 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month December42 in of snow a year, on about 16 days14 days above 90°F, 129 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Woonsocket station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsAngle Tree Monument Reservationstate park · 2.5 miOld Cemeteryhistoric site · under a milePlainville Cemeteryhistoric site · under a mileDiamond Hillstate park · 5.5 miEmerson (North)state recreation area · 5.0 mi · 107 acresBristol Blake State Reservationstate park · 6.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202039 mi away, near Bliss Corner, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202039 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateNorfolk County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsRiver flooding Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighCoastal flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025308 of 365 days measured55 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 126main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Norfolk County monitors, MA
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription84% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPlainville Water Departmentserves 8,805 people from groundwater under influence of surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation296 ft90 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
