Alder, Washington

Alder is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 227 at the 2010 census.

Alder, Washington
CDP
Alder, Washington Location within the state of Washington
Coordinates: 46°47′07″N 122°15′35″W
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Pierce
Area
• Total	3.24 sq mi (8.4 km2)
• Land	3.21 sq mi (8.3 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,332 ft (406 m)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	227
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	98335
Area code	360
GNIS feature ID	2584941[1]

Description

The community is located along the shore of Alder Lake on State Route Highway 7 near the entrance to Mount Rainier National Park.

A post office called Alder was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1975.^[3] The community was named for the alder trees near the original town site.^[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.24 square miles (8.4 km²), of which, 3.21 square miles (8.3 km²) of it is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km²) of it (0.83%) is water.

See also

• Washington (state) portal

• List of census-designated places in Washington