Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

About Slippery Rock

Slippery Rock, PA is a small town located in northwestern Pennsylvania with an estimated population of 3,558.

Slippery Rock holds the status of a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 1.65 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,156 residents per square mile.

📰 Slippery Rock News Today

• Bright champions support for brain injury survivors and caregivers Slippery Rock University · Aug 18
• Meadville Girls Varsity Volleyball vs. Slippery Rock MaxPreps · Aug 17
• Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania wipes out 100% of public debt without raising taxes Fox Business · Jul 22
• Durka nurtures community in SRU residence halls Slippery Rock University · Aug 17
• Breese named head wrestling coach at Slippery Rock National Wrestling Coaches Association · Jun 2

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Slippery Rock Unique

• The only place in America named Slippery Rock — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northwestern Pennsylvania, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Pennsylvania — one of 2,002 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Slippery Rock

• Ginger Hill Tavern — pizza
• North Country Brewing Company
• BJ Coney Island
• Camelot
• Coffaro's Pizza — pizza
• Elephant #8 — thai
• Katana Asian Fusion — chinese

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Slippery Rock

• Miller Woods Nature Preserve reviews ★
• Slippery Rock Community Park reviews ★
• Wolf Creek Narrows Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Wolf Creek Natural Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Slippery Rock

• Slippery Rock Area El Sch
• Slippery Rock Area HS
• Slippery Rock Area MS

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🗺️ Map of Slippery Rock

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