Welcome to Star City ...

The town of Star City is located in Monongalia County<1>.

The location of Star City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Star City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Star City has a population of 1,976 people<3> (see below for details).

Star City is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Star City: (304) & (681)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Star City had an population of 1,976 people. This is an increase of 8.27% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 44.66% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Star City had a population of 1,825 people. This makes Star City the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Star City represents 0.1% of the population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 66th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,825 people, the population of Star City increased 33.6% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,366 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Star City.

Communities Also Named Star City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Star City - they are located in Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Star City ...

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

• Fairmont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
  • Fairmont is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <6>
• Waynesburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
  • Waynesburg is located in Greene County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <6>
• Masontown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
  • Masontown is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <6>
• Pleasant Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
• Fairchance
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairchance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchance
  • Fairchance is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairchance <6>
• Barrackville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrackville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
  • Barrackville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
• Monongah
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monongah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monongah
  • Monongah is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monongah <6>
• Point Marion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Marion
  • Point Marion is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Marion <6>
• Rivesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivesville
  • Rivesville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rivesville <6>
• Smithfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <6>

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 Star City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Star City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Star City. 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 Star City.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Star City ...

Looking for more information about Star City? 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 Star City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Star City.

Adding Star City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Star City 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 Star City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Star City post office opened in 1907.

We also found Star City on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Star City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Star City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monongalia County: www.co.monongalia.wv.us/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/