Plains, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US}}

{{About|the census-designated place in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|the township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Plains Township, Pennsylvania}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Plains, Pennsylvania

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|settlement_type = Census-designated place

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = United States

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = Pennsylvania

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Luzerne

|subdivision_type3 = Township

|subdivision_name3 = Plains

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|unit_pref = Imperial

|area_footnotes = {{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='42'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 16, 2022}}

|area_magnitude =

|area_total_km2 = 3.31

|area_land_km2 = 3.31

|area_water_km2 = 0.00

|population_as_of = 2020

|population_footnotes = {{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 16, 2022}}

|population_total = 4293

|population_density_km2 = 1298.22

|timezone = Eastern (EST)

|utc_offset = -5

|timezone_DST = EDT

|utc_offset_DST = -4

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|postal_code_type = ZIP code

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|area_code = 570

|blank_name = FIPS code

|blank_info = 42-61112

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|area_total_sq_mi = 1.28

|area_land_sq_mi = 1.28

|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00

|population_density_sq_mi = 3361.79

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Plains is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plains Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of the CDP was 4,335 at the 2010 census, out of 9,961 in the entire township.{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Plains CDP, Pennsylvania| publisher=United States Census Bureau| access-date=April 30, 2012}}