Electron, Washington

Electron is an unincorporated community in Pierce County in the state of Washington, US.^[1]

Electron, Washington
Unincorporated community
Electron, Washington
Coordinates: 46°59′33″N 122°11′39″W
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Pierce
Elevation	584 ft (178 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	98360
Area code	253

Electron sits along the Puyallup River just northeast of Lake Kapowsin and is the site of the Electron Hydroelectric Project, a power plant operated by Puget Power. Above the plant, 10.1 miles upriver, is the Electron Diversionary Dam, which runs water to the power plant via a wooden flume.^[2] The dam and power plant project was constructed in 1903-04 and began operation on April 12, 1904. Electron was the site of a CCC camp in the 1930s. A mudslide destroyed the original powerhouse in 1936; rebuilding was partially completed in 1937 and fully rehabilitated in 1941. There is a small town park in Electron.