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Welcome to Porter ...

Porter is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.

Porter is located in Scott County<1>.

Porter is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Porter lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Porter: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Porter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Porter - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Porter ...

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

  • Sikeston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Charleston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Charleston is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
  • Scott City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • East Prairie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Chaffee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cairo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <4>
  • Oran
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Oran is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <4>
  • Miner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Miner is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
  • Benton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Morehouse
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people

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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Porter.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Porter. 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.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Porter ...

Looking for more information about Porter? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Porter.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Porter - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Porter area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Porter area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.