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About Starrucca, Pennsylvania

Starrucca is a locality in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 171. The population density is 7.3 people per km². Starrucca is located at 41.8998°N, 75.4707°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 18462.

Starrucca rests in the northeastern corner of Pennsylvania, where the land begins to fold and rise in earnest, a preamble to the Allegheny Plateau's grander sweeps. It lies 34.2 miles north-northeast of Dunmore, PA (from Dunmore, PA: bearing 14°T), and is situated 7.2 miles east-northeast of Jackson Susquehanna County. The landscape here is a study in deep greens and somber grays, a place where hemlock and pine stand sentinel on steep slopes, their branches heavy with the persistent moisture of the region. Creeks, born from springs that well up in the shadowed hollows, tumble over moss-slicked stones, their voices a constant murmur beneath the sky. The air itself carries a certain weight, cool and clean, especially after a rain, smelling of damp earth and the resinous scent of the forest. Fields, where they exist, are often carved into these inclines, patches of cultivated color against the prevailing wildness, hinting at human endeavor wrestling with nature's dominion. The history of Starrucca is inextricably bound to the iron horse and the ambitious dreams it represented. This was a place charted by the passage of railways, its very existence and early prosperity fueled by the need to connect distant points, to ferry ore and timber across these formidable ridges. The echoes of that industrial past can still be felt, not in grand ruins, but in the quietude of the present, a stark contrast to the thrum of commerce that once defined it. The local economy, once tied to the railroad and the logging that sustained it, has found a new, gentler rhythm, one that often favors the quiet pursuit of agriculture and the slow, steady draw of tourism. Travelers passing through Starrucca might notice the distinctive architecture, a practical, unadorned style that speaks of a people who built to last, their homes and businesses weathering the seasons with stoic resilience.

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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Starrucca, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 41.899806, -75.470735. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Starrucca and Wayne County.

Detailed location data for Starrucca includes the ZIP code (18462), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Wayne County (Honesdale), and school district assignment (Susquehanna Community School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Starrucca is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.