It is located in the southwestern section of town, in the area west of I-395 and south of Route 14.

The village is also the core of the Plainfield, CT urban cluster.

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 2,638 people, 959 households, and 648 families residing in the CDP.

There were 1,007 housing units at an average density of 612.9 per square mile (236.6/km2).

24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.