Starrucca, Pennsylvania

Starrucca, Pennsylvania
Borough
Borough of Starrucca
Image of a mildly dilapidated, yellow and red wooden building of a style common in the mid-to-late nineteenth century. A hand-painted sign on the front reads, "POST OFFICE STARRUCCA, PA. 18462."
The Starrucca Post Office.
Nickname(s): 
Wayne Borough,[1] Starucca[1] (both historical)
Location in Wayne County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Location in Wayne County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Starrucca is located in Pennsylvania
Starrucca
Starrucca
Location of Starrucca in Pennsylvania
Starrucca is located in the United States
Starrucca
Starrucca
Starrucca (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°53′58″N 75°27′40″W / 41.89944°N 75.46111°W / 41.89944; -75.46111
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
US Congressional DistrictPA-8
State Senatorial District20
State House of Representatives District111
CountyWayne
School DistrictSusquehanna Community
Region III
Settledc. 1800[2]
Incorporated as "Wayne Borough"1853[1]
Renamed "Starucca Borough"April 10, 1873[1]
Named forStarrucca Creek[1]
Government
 • TypeWeak mayor-council
 • MayorJason Heeman [3]
 • Borough Council[3]
Council Members
 • US RepresentativeMatt Cartwright (D)
 • State SenatorLisa Baker (R)
 • State RepresentativeSandra Major (R)
Area
[4]
 • Total8.98 sq mi (23.27 km2)
 • Land8.91 sq mi (23.09 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)
Elevation
1,309[5] ft (399 m)
Population
 (2020)[6]
 • Total173
 • Estimate 
({{{pop_est_as_of}}})
165
 • Density18.51/sq mi (7.15/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
ZIP code
De jure
18462[7]

De facto
18462
18465[8] (Thompson)
18847[8] (Susquehanna)
Area code(s)570
GNIS feature IDs1188422[5][9] (Place)
1215688[9] (Borough)
FIPS code42-73784[10]
WaterwaysMach Pond,[11] Shadigee Creek, Starrucca Creek

Starrucca (/ˈstrʌkə/ STRUK-ə) is a borough that is located in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough's population was 169 at the time of the 2020 United States Census.[12][6]

  1. ^ a b c d e Ham, Thomas J. (1995) [1905 - 1907]. Fluhr, George J. (ed.). The Nomenclature of Wayne: A History of Wayne County, PA (Compiled from articles originally published in the Honesdale Citizen.). Honesdale, PA: Wayne County Historical Society (published 2003). p. 4.
  2. ^ Mathews, Alfred (1886). History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: R.T. Peck & Company. p. 718. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Municipal Index" (PDF). Wayne County Planning Commission/GIS. WordPress. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  4. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Starrucca". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 2 August 1979. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  6. ^ a b "PennDOT Liquid Fuel Map" (PDF). PennDOT. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Look up a ZIP Code". USPS.COM. USPS. 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  8. ^ a b "US Postal Code Boundaries". Google. Google Maps. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  9. ^ a b "Borough of Starrucca". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 30 August 1990. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  10. ^ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Starrucca Borough" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved 2009-01-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[dead link]
  11. ^ "Mach Pond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 2 August 1979. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  12. ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search". Census.gov. U.S. Department of Commerce. 2010. Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 19 June 2015.