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Welcome to Starlight ...

Starlight is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Starlight, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Starlight is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Starlight lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Starlight: 919 & 984<3>

Communities Also Named Starlight ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Starlight - they are located in Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri, New York and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Starlight.

Communities near Starlight ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Starlight.

  • Goldsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Smithfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Dunn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
    • Dunn is located in Harnett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,684 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn <4>
  • Clinton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Selma
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Selma is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <4>
  • Mount Olive
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Benson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Four Oaks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Level
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Princeton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Princeton is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Starlight. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Starlight.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Starlight. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Starlight.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Starlight. See our Newspapers Page for Starlight.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Starlight ...

Looking for more information about Starlight? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Starlight, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Starlight.

Adding Starlight to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Starlight in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Starlight was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Starlight post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Starlight.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Starlight - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Starlight area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Starlight area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/