Welcome to Porter Center ...

Porter Center is located in Niagara County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Porter Center: Porter Ctr. (or less commonly used: Porter Cen., Porter Cent. or Porter Cntr.)

Porter Center is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Porter Center: 716 & 624<3>

Communities near Porter Center ...

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

Saint Catharines
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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- From Porter Center to Saint Catharines
Niagara Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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- From Porter Center to Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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- Niagara Falls is located in Niagara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,392 people
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- From Porter Center to Niagara Falls
North Tonawanda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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- North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
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- From Porter Center to North Tonawanda
Lockport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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- Lockport is located in Niagara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,194 people
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Thorold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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- From Porter Center to Thorold
Tonawanda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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- Tonawanda is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,755 people
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- From Porter Center to Tonawanda
Niagara on the Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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- From Porter Center to Niagara on the Lake
Lewiston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Lewiston is located in Niagara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,572 people
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Youngstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Youngstown is located in Niagara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
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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 Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Porter Center.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Porter Center ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Niagara, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Porter Center - 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 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the Porter Center area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Porter Center 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.
<5>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.