Porterfield (community), Wisconsin

Porterfield, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community

Porterfield welcome sign on Church Street
Porterfield, Wisconsin
Porterfield, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°09′16″N 87°47′40″W / 45.15444°N 87.79444°W / 45.15444; -87.79444Coordinates: 45°09′16″N 87°47′40″W / 45.15444°N 87.79444°W / 45.15444; -87.79444
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Marinette
Elevation 666 ft (203 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 54159
Area code(s) 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID 1571805[1]

Porterfield is an unincorporated community located in the town of Porterfield, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. Porterfield is located along the Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad 9 miles (14 km) west-northwest of Marinette.[2]

Porterfield has a post office with ZIP code 54159.[3] Porterfield had an elementary school that was part of the School District of Marinette and served approximately 120 students.[4] The elementary school was closed at the end of the 2006–2007 school year.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Porterfield (community), Wisconsin
  2. ↑ Marinette County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
  3. ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
  4. ↑ Vierbicher Associates, Inc. 2003. Town of Porterfield Comprehensive Plan
  5. ↑ "Fight to Keep Porterfield School Open Continues." Marinette & Menominee Eagle-Herald, 27 March 2007, page A1.
  6. ↑ "School Board Votes to Close Porterfield School." Marinette & Menominee Eagle-Herald, 8 May 2007, page A1.
  7. ↑ 2007-2008 Wisconsin Legislature. Assembly Bill 441.


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