Electron, Washington

46°59′33″N 122°11′39″W / 46.99250°N 122.19417°W / 46.99250; -122.19417CountryUnited StatesStateWashingtonCountyPierceElevation584 ft (178 m)Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)ZIP codeArea code253

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

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.

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