Welcome to Plainview ...

The city of Plainview is located in Pierce County<1>.

The location of Plainview has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plainview, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Plainview has a population of 1,191 people<3> (see below for details).

Plainview is 1,680 feet [512 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Plainview lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Plainview: (402) and (531)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Plainview had an population of 1,191 people. This is a decrease of 4.41% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.97% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Plainview had a population of 1,246 people (which is 17.15% of the total population of Pierce County). This makes Plainview the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Plainview represents 0.07% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 84th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,246 people, the population of Plainview decreased 7.91% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,353 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Plainview.

Communities Also Named Plainview ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 47 communities that are also named Plainview - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (4), California, Colorado, Georgia (3), Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), New Mexico (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (3), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (8) and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Plainview.

Communities near Plainview ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Plainview.

• Pierce
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
  • Pierce is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <6>
• Neligh
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neligh
  • Neligh is located in Antelope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neligh <6>
• Creighton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
  • Creighton is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creighton <6>
• Bloomfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <6>
• Osmond
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osmond
  • Osmond is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osmond <6>
• Wausa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausa
  • Wausa is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wausa <6>
• Brunswick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Antelope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <6>
• Center
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Center is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <6>
• Winnetoon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnetoon
  • Winnetoon is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnetoon <6>
• Royal
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
  • Royal is located in Antelope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Plainview. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plainview.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Plainview. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plainview.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Plainview. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Plainview.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plainview ...

Looking for more information about Plainview? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Plainview, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Plainview.

Adding Plainview to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Plainview in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Plainview was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).

We also found Plainview on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for South Dakota (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plainview.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Plainview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/