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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People717 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.4195 householdsMedian household income $132,614Median home value $381,600100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,292 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 304 employedMain industries: education and health care 33%, manufacturing 18%, professional and business services 18%Average commute 59 minutes61% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 12% walk or cycle, 18% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, German or Dutch 8%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, 13 mi away; snow from Romney 1 Sw
Parks and public landsSlanesville Parkpark · 4.2 miWhite Horse Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.9 mi · 1,765 acresCacapon Resort State Parkstate park · 9.0 miCacapon State Parkstate park · 9.2 miSideling Hill Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 2,418 acresEdwards Run Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.1 mi · 396 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 197824 mi away, near Hancock, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201637 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHampshire County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateHurricane 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, 21 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription37% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCentral Hampshire PSDserves 2,274 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20215 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,307 ft398 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHampshire Memorial Hospital12.0 miPost officeSlanesville Post Office4.0 miTown hallPaw Paw Town Hall7.7 miPolicePaw Paw Police Department7.7 miFire stationSlanesville Volunteer Fire Company4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR46 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD66 miInterstateI-6817 miUS highwayUS 509.7 miAmtrakMartinsburg, WV MRB30 miCoachCumberland (Allegany College)BayRunner Shuttle19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25444 ZIP area.
