| Trucksville, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Trucksville |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pennsylvania##Location in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Luzerne |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kingston |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.5 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.5 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 2152 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 41.3039°N -75.9319°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 18708 |
| Area Code: | 570 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Trucksville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kingston Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,152 at the 2010 census.[1]
Trucksville is located at 41.3039°N -75.9319°W,[2] along Pennsylvania Route 309 in the western part of Kingston Township. It is located directly south of the CDP of Shavertown and 3miles north of the borough of Kingston. Trucksville is served by the Shavertown post office, with the zip code of 18708. http://hipcodes.com/18708/
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.5sqkm, all land.[3]
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.