Porter is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County in Southeastern Texas, United States, within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area.

[5][6] When the Houston, East and West Texas Railroad built through the area in the late 1870s and early 1880s, an influx of settlers moved to various points along the new railway.

"[8][6][7][9] In 1953, the post office decided to drop the "s," resulting in the town's current name of Porter.

[8] In the 2010 United States Census,[1] Zip Code 77365, generally defined as the unofficial boundary of Porter, had 25,769 people, 8,534 households, and 6,620 families.

[18] The United States Postal Service Porter Post Office is located at 23550 Partners Way.

[22] Jason "Sundance" Head (born July 9, 1978) was the winner of season 11 of The Voice and lives in Porter.

[23] The 1957–1959 CBS Western television series Trackdown, starring Robert Culp, was set in a fictional Porter.