| Official Name: | Porter, Washington |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Washington#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Porter |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Washington |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Grays Harbor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 23.0 |
| Area Land Km2: | 23.0 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 204 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 100 |
| Coordinates: | 46.9397°N -123.3089°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 98541[1] |
| Area Code: | 360 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 53-55540 |
Porter is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 204 at the 2020 census,[2] slightly down from 207 at the 2010 census.[3] Prior to 2010 it was part of the Malone-Porter CDP; Malone and Porter are now separate CDPs. They are located just off U.S. Route 12, southeast of Elma and northwest of Oakville, and along a shortline that is part of the Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad.
Porter was named after Fairchild Porter, who settled in the area around 1860.[4] [5] The Sharon Grange, located in Oakville, began in the Porter community as the Porter Grange No. 800 in 1923.[6]
Much of Porter was destroyed by fire on January 31, 1924. Porter Saloon was re-built later that same year. When it re-opened in 1933 following the repeal of Prohibition, it was one of the first establishments to receive a liquor license in the state of Washington.
Porter is located in southeastern Grays Harbor County, east of the Chehalis River valley near the mouth of Porter Creek. The CDP extends northeast up the Porter Creek valley and east to the first ridgecrest of the local Black Hills. It is bordered to the northwest by the Malone CDP and to the west by U.S. Route 12, which leads west to Aberdeen and southeast to Grand Mound and Interstate 5.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Porter CDP has a total area of 23sqkm, all of it land.[3]