North Star Ohio Map

About North Star, Ohio

North Star is a locality in Darke County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 179. The population density is 141.8 people per km². North Star is located at 40.3248°N, 84.5705°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 45362.

North Star lies in a region where the land begins its subtle tilt toward the west, a gentle rolling terrain that speaks of glacial history and fertile soil. It lies 16.8 miles south-east of Noble, IN (from Noble, IN: bearing 127°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south-south-east of St. Henry. The fields here, a patchwork of corn and soybeans, stretch out under a vast, often dramatic sky, the kind that gathers bruised clouds before a summer storm or bleeds with fiery hues at sunset. Old barns, their paint faded to the color of weathered bone, stand sentinel against the wind, their silhouettes stark against the horizon. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of turned soil, sweet hay, and the distant, almost imperceptible hum of agricultural machinery. The character of North Star is deeply rooted in the agricultural traditions of Darke County, a place where generations have worked the land. Its economy has long been tied to the bounty of the earth, a rhythm dictated by seasons and harvests. While the broader landscape is marked by farms and open spaces, North Star itself offers a quiet center, a place where neighbors know each other's names and the pace of life is more deliberate. The history here is not one of grand pronouncements but of steady perseverance, of families building lives and livelihoods on this particular stretch of Ohio.

About This North Star Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of North Star, Ohio — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.324769, -84.570511. 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 North Star and Darke County.

Detailed location data for North Star includes the ZIP code (45362), telephone area code (937), county seat of Darke County (Greenville), and school district assignment (Versailles Exempted Village 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 North Star is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.