Welcome to Portage ...

Portage is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Portage: 360 & 564<3>

Communities Also Named Portage ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Portage: This one is located in Skagit County and the other is located in King County.

Beyond Washington, there are 22 communities that are also named Portage - they are located in Alaska, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Utah and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Portage ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Portage.

Concrete
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete
- Concrete is located in Skagit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concrete <4>
Marblemount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblemount
- Marblemount is located in Skagit County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marblemount <4>
Rockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Rockport is located in Skagit County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <4>
Mansford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mansford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansford
- Mansford is located in Skagit County
Darrington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrington
- Darrington is located in Snohomish County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darrington <4>
Swede Heaven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Heaven
- Swede Heaven is located in Snohomish County
Fortson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortson
- Fortson is located in Snohomish County
Hamilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Hamilton is located in Skagit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
Lyman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Lyman is located in Skagit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Portage. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Portage.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Portage ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Skagit County: www.skagitcounty.net/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Skagit, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Portage - 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 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Portage area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Portage 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>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.