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Welcome to Porter Landing ...

Porter Landing is located in Cumberland County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Porter Landing: Porter Lndg. (or less commonly used: Porter Lndng.)

Porter Landing is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Porter Landing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Porter Landing: 207

Communities Also Named Porter Landing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Porter Landing - it's located in British Columbia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Porter Landing.

Communities near Porter Landing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Porter Landing.

  • Portland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewiston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <3>
  • South Portland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Auburn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
  • Brunswick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Westbrook
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Windham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Windham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,915 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <3>
  • Falmouth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cape Elizabeth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Lisbon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Porter Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Porter Landing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Porter Landing. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Porter Landing.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Porter Landing. See our Newspapers Page for Porter Landing.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Porter Landing ...

Looking for more information about Porter Landing? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Porter Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Porter Landing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Porter Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.