Plainfield, Indiana, United States

🇺🇸 Plainfield is a town in Guilford, Liberty, and Washington townships, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. Plainfield is located in the Central Till Plains region of the United States. There are few moderately sized hills, and a mix of deciduous forests and prairie covers much of the area within the town limits. U.S. Route 40, also known as the Historic National Road and the Cumberland Road, passes through the middle of Plainfield and is the main arterial route running east to west in the town. It leads north-east 14 miles (23 km) to downtown Indianapolis and south-west 57 miles (92 km) to Terre Haute. From north to south, Quaker Boulevard (former SR 267) connects Plainfield to the neighbouring towns of Avon and Mooresville, and it provides access to Interstate 70, about 3 miles (5 km) south of US-40. Plainfield's historical town centre is situated around the intersection of U.S. Route 40 and Center Street, also known as Old State Highway 267. Indianapolis International Airport borders the east side of Plainfield, in Marion County.

Economy The economic engine of Plainfield is the sprawling warehouse district on the east side of town, close to the Indianapolis International Airport, that boasts approximately 45 million square feet of space. Plainfield provides roughly 50% of all warehouse jobs in central Indiana. "The Shops at Perry Crossing" is a 600,000-square-foot (56,000 m²) open-air retail mall. It opened in October 2005 and was purchased in February 2014 by Poag Shopping Centers, which currently operates the mall. The mall received a $11.1 million renovation and rebranding project to revitalise the shopping centre; the project concluded in November 2015. Plainfield boasts 18 hotels, including an Embassy Suites full-service hotel and conference centre. The town's proximity to the Indianapolis airport and Interstate 70 have made it an attractive location for hotel space.