Trucksville is a census-designated place (CDP) in
Kingston Township,
Luzerne County
Luzerne County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and is water. It is Northeastern Pennsylvania's second-largest county by total area. As of ...
,
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
, United States. The population was 2,152 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Trucksville is located at ,
along
Pennsylvania Route 309
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in the western part of Kingston Township. It is located directly south of the CDP of
Shavertown and north of the borough of
Kingston. Trucksville is served by the Shavertown post office, with the
zip code of 18708
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
The village is the site of the Lands at Hillside Farms, a popular small dairy store planned to expand into a major U.S. attraction the likes of Williamsburg, Virginia. The town has a volunteer fire department, a Methodist church, and a popular pizza place established in 1975. Trucksville is named for the town's founder, William Trucks (Trux), who operated a sawmill in the 19th century.
References
Census-designated places in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Census-designated places in Pennsylvania
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