Plumpton is located 46 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. It is quite close to the suburbs of Glendenning, Mt Druitt & Rooty Hill. Plumpton is readily accessed from the Westlink M7 and M4 Motorways. Westbus and Busways provide connecting bus services to Rooty Hill, Mount Druitt and St Marys railway stations. Plumpton Marketplace is a shopping centre, which is home to a medical clinic, supermarket, banking, fashion, fast food and other retail outlets. Plumpton is located close to the suburb of Mount Druitt which provides many of the services which are not available in Plumpton.