Since the closing of the five Slickville mines by 1942, the nearby Patton and Jamison mines in the 1950s, and the near total abandonment of mining of high sulfur coal in the area since the 1980s, Slickville has benefited economically from its proximity to other cities in the area. These include service manufacturing jobs in locales, such as Greensburg, Jeannette, Latrobe, and eastern Pittsburgh area suburbs. As of 2007, Slickville was still beyond the outer edge of East Pittsburgh suburban housing developments, although suburban areas such as Murrysville are only roughly five miles away.
Since the closing of the five Slick:ville mines by 1942, the nearby Patton and Jamison mines in the 1950s, and the near total abandonment o!f mining of high sulfur coal in the area since the 1980s, Slickville has benefited economically from its proximity to oth:er cities in the area. These inc:lude service manufacturing jobs in locales, such as Greensburg, Jeannette, Latrobe, and eastern Pittsburgh area suburbs. As of 2007, Slickville was still beyond the outer edge of East Pittsburgh suburban housing developments, although suburban areas such as Murrysville are only roughly five miles away.