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Port of Centralia, Established 1986

We are the Port of Centralia

Centrally located between Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, the Port of Centralia has both easy highway and railroad access. The Port currently has 35 businesses in its parks providing over 2,000 jobs to the local economy and is developing a mixed-use project called Centralia Station.

Kuper Road running straight toward a forested hill, with railroad crossing signals at the right and an industrial building beside the road under a clear summer sky.
Kuper Road at its railroad crossing, rebuilt by Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad in 2022

Next Commission Meeting

Recent meeting October 7, 2026: agenda, minutes and recording

From a Recent Meeting

October 7, 2026, Regular Meeting

Each agenda item opens the recording at the moment it began.

  1. 0:00 Call Meeting to Order/Pledge of Allegiance/Introductions
  2. 0:48 Approval of Agenda: October 7, 2026 Regular Meeting
  3. 1:07 Good of the Order/Public Comment
  4. 4:05 Approval of Minutes
  5. 8:24 Approval of Warrants
  6. 9:57 Old Business
  7. 20:52 New Business
  8. 46:09 Essential Updates
  9. 1:06:02 2027 Budget Workshop
  10. 2:36:45 Meeting Adjourned

Doing Business with the Port

Three Parks on Interstate 5

The Port of Centralia comprises three industrial parks: Park I, Park II, and Park 3, a mixed-use development. Both Parks I and II have multimodal transportation access.

  • Map 4 of the Port's 2023 Master Plan: Park I's industrial use area beside the Chehalis River, with Northpark Drive, Galvin Road and the numbered lots.

    Park I

    Galvin Road, minutes from Interstate 5

    Tenants
    26
    Jobs
    Over 1,300
    Assessed value
    $302.6 million
    Rail
    Spur and transload facility
  • Map 5 of the Port's 2023 Master Plan: Park II's industrial use area running north along the railroad, with its ponds.

    Park II

    North of Park I along Interstate 5

    Tenants
    9
    Jobs
    Over 750
    Assessed value
    $372.8 million
    Taxes generated
    Over $2.7 million
  • Map 6-A of the Port's 2023 Master Plan: Park 3 at Centralia Station, its parcels shaded between Interstate 5 and Long Road.

    Park 3

    Adjacent to Interstate 5

    Also known as
    Centralia Station
    Size
    26 acres, mixed use
    Anchor tenant
    WinCo Foods
    Access
    Direct connection to Interstate 5

Sites, incentives and the master plan

Supporting the Community

Where the Parks’ Taxes Go

The Port represents over 20 percent of the tax base in Centralia. The tax revenue generated by Port of Centralia tenants helps fund the Centralia School District and Lewis County, as well as important social services including Riverside Fire Authority and Timberland Regional Library.

Parks I and II, 2025 taxes $6,617,795.21

  1. Centralia School District $1,803,161.44
  2. Fire District $1,274,363.85
  3. State Treasurer $1,114,350.35
  4. County General Expense $663,889.11
  5. State School Levy 2 $598,117.78
  6. County Roads $507,178.20
  7. City of Centralia $281,269.43
  8. Centralia Port District $211,414.02
  9. Timberland Regional Library $164,051.04

*Does not include City of Centralia Utility Tax which is a major funding source for the city.

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