Alder, Washington

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|settlement_type = CDP

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|subdivision_name = United States

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = Washington

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Pierce

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|area_total_sq_mi = 3.24

|area_land_sq_mi = 3.21

|area_water_sq_mi = 0.03

|population_as_of = 2010

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|population_total = 227

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|timezone = Pacific (PST)

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|timezone_DST = PDT

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|elevation_ft = 1332

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|postal_code = 98335

|area_code = 360

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|blank1_info = 2584941{{GNIS|2584941}}

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Alder is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 227 at the 2010 census. 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.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=WA | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=12 July 2016}} The community was named for the alder trees near the original town site.{{cite book|last=Meany|first=Edmond S.|title=Origin of Washington geographic names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027074981;view=1up;seq=19|year=1923|publisher=University of Washington Press|location=Seattle|page=3}}