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History · Trucksville

17% of Trucksville’s homes were built before 1940

0on the National Register
17%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Trucksville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story so far

Trucksville, in brief

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Trucksville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kingston Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,152 at the 2010 census.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 2,152 in 2010, 2,174 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Trucksville

Nobody well known was born in Trucksville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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William Daniel PhillipsPhysics Nobel laureate · b. 1948
Joseph L. MankiewiczAmerican film director, screenwriter, and produ… · b. 1909
Edward B. LewisAmerican biologist · b. 1918
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David BohmAmerican theoretical physicist · b. 1917
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Mary McDonnellAmerican actress · b. 1952
Florence Foster JenkinsAmerican soprano, renowned for her lack of musi… · b. 1868
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History across the town line

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ShavertownIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →