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Welcome to Electron ...

Electron is located in Pierce County<1>.

Electron is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Electron lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Electron ...

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

  • Lakewood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Puyallup
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Bonney Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Edgewood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Enumclaw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sumner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Fife
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
    • Fife is located in Pierce County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,458 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife <3>
  • Yelm
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelm
    • Yelm is located in Thurston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yelm <3>
  • Orting
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Milton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Electron ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Pierce, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Electron - 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.