SlovanPA
A town of 714, settled in 1917.
Is Slovan a good place to live?
12% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Slovan, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). Slovan has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
714 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Slovan: who provides what
Slovan 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 Slovan.
Slovan has 0.6 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Slovan dropped by 148, to 120. For most workers, Slovan is a place to come home to: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Smith Township (11%), Pittsburgh (11%) and Findlay Township (5%). Half of commuters travel less than 15 miles.
| Slovan | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Slovan has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 20°, with about 44 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a high hazard risk in Slovan: inland flooding
FEMA puts 92% of Slovan’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in just over three fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Slovan is
20% of Slovan adults smoke cigarettes. Two figures for adults here: 20% binge drink, 40% have obesity.
| Slovan | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Slovan | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 20.2% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.8% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Slovan sells for about $118K at the median
Among households in Slovan, 71% live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Acrisure Stadium and 61 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Slovan. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
21 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
21 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
28 mi Theme parkKennywood
8 mi MuseumMeadowcroft Rockshelter
22 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 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Meadowcroft Rockshelter: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Slovan
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Slovan
About 0 of every 100 Slovan residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
98% of working residents leave Slovan for work
Where Slovan’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Slovan
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Slovan ( SLOH-van) is a census-designated place in Smith Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census the population was 555 residents.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,033 ft
- ZIP code
- 15078
Questions about Slovan
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Slovan, PA a good place to live?
Slovan has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.