Local servicesHospitalHampshire Memorial Hospital14.7 miPost officeSlanesville Post Office5.6 miTown hallPaw Paw Town Hall6.4 miPolicePaw Paw Police Department6.4 miFire stationSlanesville Volunteer Fire Company5.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR43 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD64 miInterstateI-6816 miUS highwayUS 5227.9 miAmtrakMartinsburg, WV MRB27 miCoachCumberland (Allegany College)BayRunner Shuttle21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25434 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:47 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:30 am – 4:53 pm
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People3,272 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.41,081 householdsMedian household income $64,487Median home value $207,500Median rent $784 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $787 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting22.7% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 1,154 employedMain industries: education and health care 31%, manufacturing 16%, construction 15%Average commute 37 minutes77% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 21°F43 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month June29 in of snow a year, on about 12 days19 days above 90°F, 122 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cacapon St Pk #2 station, 10 mi away; snow from Romney 1 Sw
Parks and public landsCacapon Resort State Parkstate park · 6.2 miCacapon State Parkstate park · 6.4 miSideling Hill Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.7 mi · 2,418 acresSlanesville Parkpark · 5.9 miEdwards Run Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 396 acresWhite Horse Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.4 mi · 1,765 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Apr 197821 mi away, near Hancock, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201635 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMorgan County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsStrong wind Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025270 of 365 days measured95 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 85main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Frederick County, VA, 19 mi away
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription69% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPaw Paw Route 19 PSDserves 1,257 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2024: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level14 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,866 ft569 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
