Welcome to Trucksville ...
Trucksville is located in Luzerne County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Trucksville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.
Trucksville is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Trucksville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Trucksville: 570 & 272<3>
Communities near Trucksville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Trucksville.
- Scranton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes-Barre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dunmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nanticoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Forge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
- Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <4>
- Pittston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Taylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
- Moosic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
- Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <4>
- Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Trucksville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trucksville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Trucksville. 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 Trucksville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Trucksville. See our Newspapers Page for Trucksville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trucksville ...
Looking for more information about Trucksville? 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 Trucksville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Trucksville.
Adding Trucksville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Trucksville 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 Trucksville was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
We also found Trucksville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Trucksville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Luzerne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Trucksville - 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 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Trucksville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Trucksville 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. |