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Welcome to Slovan ...

Slovan is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Slovan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.

Slovan is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Slovan lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Slovan: 412, 724 & 878<3>

The ZIP code for Slovan: 15078<4>

Communities Also Named Slovan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Slovan - it's located in Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Slovan.

Websites for Slovan ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Slovan, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Slovan ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Slovan.

  • Bethel Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Weirton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <5>
  • Steubenville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Washington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Canonsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Aliquippa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Castle Shannon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Dormont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Bellevue
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Carnegie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Slovan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Slovan.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Slovan. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Slovan.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Slovan. See our Newspapers Page for Slovan.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Slovan ...

Looking for more information about Slovan? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Slovan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Slovan.

Adding Slovan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Slovan in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Slovan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Slovan post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Slovan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Slovan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 412 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 724 or 878. New phone numbers in the Slovan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 412, 724 or 878. As a result, placing a call in the Slovan area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Slovan). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Slovan or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/