ParisPA
A town of 652, settled in 1831.
Is Paris a good place to live?
Of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Paris. 95% of households own their home in Paris, against 78% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Paris has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
652 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Paris: who provides what
Paris is unincorporated, so Washington County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Paris.
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Paris
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Paris’ workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Paris for work: only 0% work in town. Paris’ average trip to work is 30 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Jobs based in Paris fell to 43 in 2023, 60 fewer than in 2013.
| Paris | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Paris has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Paris has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 21° and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Paris is
Paris beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 20% of Paris adults smoke cigarettes.
| Paris | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Paris | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with heart disease | 9.9% | 7.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 20.3% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Acrisure Stadium and 61 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Paris. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
26 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
27 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
9 mi MuseumMeadowcroft Rockshelter
34 mi Theme parkKennywood
27 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints ArenaPhoto credits
Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · Meadowcroft Rockshelter: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Paris
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Paris
About 2 of every 100 Paris residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
100% of working residents leave Paris for work
Where Paris’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Paris
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Paris is a census-designated place in Hanover Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. Although it is not tracked by the United States Census Bureau, Paris has been assigned the ZIP code 15021. As of the 2020 census the population was 842 residents. The community is located just north of U.S. Route 22 near the Pennsylvania/West Virginia border.
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- Area
- 2.1 sq mi
Questions about Paris
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Paris, PA a good place to live?
Paris has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.