Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Johnstown, Pennsylvania
City
View of Johnstown from the Inclined Plane
Nickname: 
Flood City
Location of Johnstown in Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Johnstown
Johnstown
Coordinates: 40°19′34″N 78°55′10″W / 40.32611°N 78.91944°W / 40.32611; -78.91944
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCambria
Founded1800
Incorporated (borough)1831 (as Conemaugh)
Incorporated (city)December 18, 1889
Government
 • TypeCity Council
 • MayorMegan Cole (D)
 • Deputy mayorMichael Capriotti
 • Council MemberRev. Sylvia King
Charles Arnone
Laura Huchel
Marie Mock
Richard Britt
Area
 • City
6.111 sq mi (15.827 km2)
 • Land5.913 sq mi (15.315 km2)
 • Water0.198 sq mi (0.514 km2)
Elevation
1,161 ft (354 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City
18,411
 • Estimate 
(2023)
17,950
 • Density3,040/sq mi (1,172/km2)
 • Urban
61,521 (US: 444th)
 • Metro
130,668 (US: 313rd)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
15901–15902, 15904–15907, 15909, 15915, 15945
Area codes814 and 582
FIPS code42-38288
GNIS feature ID1215025
Sales tax6.0%
Websitejohnstownpa.gov
DesignatedOctober 1, 1947

Johnstown is the largest city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,411 as of the 2020 census. Located 57 miles (92 km) east of Pittsburgh, it is the principal city of the Johnstown metropolitan area, which had 133,472 residents in 2020. It is also part of the Johnstown–Somerset combined statistical area, which includes both Cambria and Somerset counties. Once a bustling industrial center, like many cities in the Rust Belt, Johnstown was severely affected by the loss of jobs in the steel industry due to globalization and the movement of American manufacturing to overseas markets.