Plainview is a city in Yell County, Arkansas, United States.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2), all land.

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 755 people, 287 households, and 212 families residing in the city.

There were 347 housing units at an average density of 240.3 per square mile (92.8/km2).

24.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.