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

Porter Center is within the (716) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharines
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Catharines <3>
• Niagara Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara Falls
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara Falls <3>
• Niagara Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara Falls
  • Niagara Falls is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara Falls <3>
• North Tonawanda
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
  • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
• Lockport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Lockport is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <3>
• Thorold
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorold
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorold <3>
• Tonawanda
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonawanda
  • Tonawanda is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonawanda <3>
• Niagara on the Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara on the Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara on the Lake <3>
• 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Lewiston is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <3>
• 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
  • Youngstown is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngstown <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 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Porter Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/