Community Profile
The Town of Strasburg (pop. 6,600) is a full-service community on the North Fork of the Shenandoah River in a small basin formed by the river as it loops through the Valley with one of its major loops creating a peninsula just south of town known as Sandy Hook. Geographically the town is generally surrounded by natural barriers with the Shenandoah River and Three Top Mountain lying to the south and east, and historic Cedar Creek and Little North Mountain lying to the north and west.
Located at the northern end of the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, Strasburg is the largest of the six communities in Shenandoah County and is part of the Davis Magisterial District. The Town’s proximity to natural, cultural, and historic resources and major transportation routes makes it ripe for future growth. U.S. Route 11 (Old Valley Pike) and State Route 55 intersect in the center of Town, and Strasburg has two interchanges along Interstate 81. The I-81 interchange with I-66, which serves the Washington D.C. metro area, is less than 5 miles from Strasburg, making it an ideal location for attracting the 6.1 million people living in the D. C. metro area. The town is located ten miles west of Front Royal, 81 miles west of Washington, D.C., 18 miles south of Winchester, and 15 miles east of the West Virginia State Line.
Strasburg is implementing several initiatives aimed at revitalizing its historic downtown core, which is recognized on the National Register of Historic Places. Among these are a utility and streetscape enhancement project that began in 2014 and includes replacement of water/sewer lines, new sidewalks, street lights, trees and other amenities. And in 2015, the town was awarded grant funds from the Department of Housing & Community De-velopment in support of downtown improvement activities to enhance the economic and physical conditions within the downtown business district. Also, there are multiple restau-rants, two breweries that are set to open in the next few months, retail operations selling new and “vintage chic” merchandise and several one-of-a-kind shops including a hobby shop with slot car racing, an organic gardening and homesteading store and even a place to pick up unique T-shirts, tapestries and wind sculptures.
Multiple nonprofit arts organizations are also adding to the cultural landscape of Strasburg, including Staufferstadt Arts, which has been installing high-quality murals on outdoor walls in the downtown corridor; a film collaborative with plans to put on an annual independent film festival to benefit arts programs for Shenandoah County School District; and Shenan-doah Museum of Contemporary Art, which is putting together a biennial art show that will utilize empty spaces all over the downtown area.
With about 75 acres of park land right on the North Fork of the Shenandoah River, easy access to Shenadoah National Park and Skyline Drive, and within close proximity to skiing, snowboarding, caverns, biking and more, the Town of Strasburg is also a great location for outdoor enthusiasts.
Come discover the different sides of Strasburg today!
