Luray Page Chamber of Commerce located in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley in Luray Virginia

Page County at a Glance

Population
Page County - 24,400
Luray - 11,557
Stanley - 5,550  
Shenandoah - 4,552
Total Households - 10,200

Annual Retails Sales: $240 Million
Average Household Income: $39, 436
Manufacturing Employment: 26.9%
Per Capita Income: $23,332

Total Area
316 Square Miles

Elevation

Low Point 570' at the South Fork of the Shenandoah
High Point 4050' in the Blue Ridge Mountains

Transportation
Primary Highways:
US Route 340 and US Route 211
Rail:  Norfolk Southern Corp
Air: Luray Caverns Airport

Climate
Average Annual Temp: 53.2 degrees Fahrenheit
Average January Temp: 32.0 DF
Average July Temp: 73.1 DF
Average Annual Rainfall: 39.3”
Average Annual Snowfall: 27.4

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Tax Rates     

 

      

 

Real Estate  

Personal Property 

Meals & Lodging

 

Page County

 

.67

3.00

4%

 

Luray

 

.26

.40

Meals 4%

Lodging - 3%

Stanley

 

.16

.45

4%

 

Shenandoah

 

.28

.33

4%

 

           

Unemployment
  

High: 7.8%   

     Low: 3.7%

 

 

 

Lodging


A total of 1,100 hotel and motel rooms, campsites, and numerous bed & breakfasts, cabins and country homes are located in Page County

Major Employers

  • Page County Public Schools
  • VF Jeanswear-Wrangler
  • EMCO Enterprises
  • Valley Health Page Memorial Hospital
  • Wal-Mart
  • County of Page
  • VDOT
  • Genie Corporation
  • National Park Service

Religious Establishments

There are more than 90 religious establishments covering most denominations including:

  • Assemblies of God
  • Baptist
  • Catholic
  • Charismatic
  • Church of Christ
  • Disciples of the Christ
  • Church of the Brethren
  • Christ Episcopal Church
  • Lutheran
  • Mennonite
  • Methodist
  • Pentecostal
  • Seventh Day Adventist

 

 

 

Library

 

 

Page Public Library, 100 Zerkel Street, Luray, VA 22835, 540-743-6867. Collection includes video cassettes, Audio Cassettes, Large print books, magazines, coupon exchange. Also housed at the Library is a geological and historical section under the volunteer services of the genealogical Society of Page County.

This collection includes a pamphlet collection of 500+ pieces unpublished genealogical and historical related materials dealing with Page County and the collection of Page News & Courier microfilmed newspaper from 1869 through the present.

Special programs include a preschool story time on Mondays and a two year old story time on Wednesdays. Interlibrary loans available from Rockingham Public Library. Approximately 157,000 volumes available. Branch offices located in Shenandoah and Stanley.

Medical

Medical
Page Memorial Hospital merged with Valley Health Systems on January 1, 2009 and is now known as Valley Health Page Memorial Hospital.  This merger will provide the citizens of Page County with additional medical resources, including plans for a new hospital targeted to open in 2014. 

Currently, services offered at this critical access hospital include emergency care, convenient care, acute care, swing bed, infusion therapy, cardiac rehab, fitness center, therapies, laboratory, diagnostic imaging, nuclear medicine, and physician clinics located throughout the county.

Here is the contact information

Valley Health Page Memorial Hospital
200 Memorial Drive
Luray, Virginia 22835
540-743-4561
http://www.valleyhealthlink.com

There are three nursing homes in Page County plus other facilities for elderly.

Page County Health Department, a local office of the Virginia Department of Health, provides medical, nursing and nutritional services with health education, communicable disease control and environmental health services. 

US Postal Service

Postmaster
102 S. Broad Street
Luray VA  22835
540-743-2100

Postmaster
560 Rileyville Road
Rileyville VA  22650
540-743-3857

Postmaster
206 Virginia Avenue
Shenandoah VA  22849
540-652-4444

Postmaster
Main Street
Stanley VA  22851
540-778-2174

Shenandoah National Park

Business Office &  Visitor Information SNP Headquarters
3655 US Hwy 211 East
Luray VA  22835
540-999-3500
Website
Email

Commonwealth of Virginia

Virginia Cooperative Extension
540-778-5794
Page Unit -215 West Main Street Suite C
Stanley VA 22851

Department of Corrections
Probation & Parole
Dist#39 S. Court Street
Luray VA  22835
540-743-7505

Virginia Forestry Department
Page County Office Bldg
Luray VA  22835
540-743-2307

Department of Social Services
215 West Main Street
Stanley, VA 22851
540-778-1053

Department of Motor Vehicles
Mon-Fri 9AM-12  1PM-4PM
Saturday - 9AM-12 Noon
10 Fairlane Drive 
Luray VA  22835
540-743-3801

Virginia Department of Transportation
Luray Residency Office
551 Mechanic Street
Luray VA  22835
540-743-6585
Headquarters - 540-743-4498

Virginia State Police
150 Leaksville Road
Luray VA  22835
540-743-5442

Page County - WebSite - Councils and Committees
Page County Courthouse
116 South Court Street
Luray, VA 22835
Phone: (540) 743-4142

Virginia Department of Business Assistance is the state agency devoted to the growth and prosperity of Virginia's business community.  They offer businesses access to capital, workforce training and business information and assistance. Go Here or call Virginia Business Information Center (VBIC) at 1-866-248-8814 or  Click Here to send email.

Page County Courthouse
A Roman Revival-style courthouse completed in 1834 by two of Thomas Jefferson's master builders, Malcolm F. Crawford, carpenter, and William P. Phillips. mason.

Accounting Department
540-743-4998

Agricultural Stabilization & Conservation Committee
Harrisonburg, VA  22801        800-528-3276

Animal Control Department
Stanley VA 
540-778-2101

Building Inspection
540-743-6674

Commonwealth Attorney
540-743-4517

Circuit Court, Clerk's Office
540-743-4064

General District Court
540-743-5705

Juvenile & Domestic Relations
540-743-4152

Juvenile Probation
540-743-9434

Magistrates
540-743-4398

Environmental Coordinator
540-743-4808

Health Department
540-743-6528

Landfill
540-743-1715

Dept. of Economic Development
540-743-4142

Page Public Library
540-743-6867

Recreation Department
540-743-1180

Registrar (Voter Registration)
540-743-3986

Commissioner of Revenue
540-743-3840

Treasurer
540-743-3975

Welfare Office
540-743-6568

911 Emergency Services
540-843-0911

Sheriff's Office
540-743-6571

Luray Police
540-743-5343

Luray Fire Department
540-743-5585

Shenandoah Police
540-662-8888

Shenandoah Fire Department
540-652-8193

Stanley Police
540-778-2615

Stanley Fire Department
540-778-3177

Page County Schools

Administration
School Superintendent
735 West Main St.
Luray VA  22836
540-743-6533

Luray High School
540-743-3800 Fax: 540-743-5524

Page County High School
540-743-8712 Fax: 540-652-1966

Page County Technical Center
540-778-7282 Fax: 540-778-4272

Grove Hill Elementary
540-652-8544  Fax: 540-652-1753

Luray Elementary
540-743-4078  Fax: 540-743-1014

Shenandoah Elementary
540-652-8621  Fax: 540-652-1711

Springfield Elementary
540-743-3750  Fax: 540-743-4699

Stanley Elementary
540-778-2612  Fax: 540-778-1913

Local Officials
Page County Board of Supervisors
117 South Court Street
Luray, VA 22835
540-743-4142
Fax: 540-743-4533

John R. Woodward, Chairman-at-Large
Robert E. Griffith, District 1
Larry Sours, District 2
J.D. Cave, District 3
Gerald M. Cubbage, District 4
Jeffrey P. Vaughan, District 5
County Administrator: Mark J. Belton
County Attorney: George Shenks

The Page County Board of Supervisors regular meetings are on the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.
at the designated location.
The work session is held the first Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors room in the Courthouse.

Luray Town Council
Luray Town Office
PO Box 629
45 East Main Street
Luray, VA 22835
540-743-5511

Rick Black, Town Manager
Bryan Chrisman, Assistant Town Manager
Jason Spitler, Town Attorney
Council Meetings are held the second Monday of each month at 7p.m. in the town office.

Mayor
Barry Presgraves
540-743-5326
Town Council Members
Earl “Rock” Racer
540-743-5439
Leroy Lancaster
540-743-5072
Mary Menefee
540-743-7721
Ron Vickers
860-2807
Lonnie Arrington
540-743-2556

Stanley Town Council
Stanley Town Office
278 Main Street
Stanley, VA 22851
540-778-3458
Terry A. Pettit, Town Manager
Elaine Knight, Assistant Town Manger
Robert S. Janney, Town Attorney
Council Meetings are held the second Wednesday at 7p.m. in the town office.

Mayor
Doug Purdham
540-778-3828
Vice Mayor
Leon Rickard
540-778-2227
Town Council Members
Bruce Stoneberger
540-778-3149
Mike Knight
540-778-3380
Richard Dorraugh
Martha Graves
540-778-2420

Shenandoah Town Council
Shenandoah
Town Office
426 First Street
Shenandoah, VA 22849
540-652-8164

Larry Dovel, Town Manger
Steve Blatt, Town Attorney
Council Meetings are held the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 7p.m. in the town office.

Mayor
Clinton O. Lucas, Jr.
540-652-6027
Vice Mayor
William L. Kite
540-652-6155
Town Council Members
Russell Comer
540-652-6123
Charlie Jenkins
540-652-2103
I. Michael Lowe
652-8164
Richard Pierce
540-652-8164
Keith Sampson
Chamber Office & Visitor  Center
18 Campbell Street     Luray, Virginia 22835
540-743-3915   ~  1-888-743-3915

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