Somerset, Pennsylvania
Somerset, Pennsylvania | |
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Somerset County Courthouse | |
Location of Somerset in Somerset County, Pennsylvania | |
Somerset Location in Pennsylvania Somerset Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°00′25″N 79°04′53″W / 40.00694°N 79.08139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Somerset |
| Settled | 1795 |
| Incorporated | March 5, 1804 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.73 sq mi (7.07 km2) |
| • Land | 2.73 sq mi (7.07 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,190 ft (670 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,046 |
• Estimate (2021) | 5,992 |
| • Density | 2,145.9/sq mi (828.52/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Zip Code | 15501 |
| Area code | 814 |
| FIPS code | 42-71776 |
| Website | http://www.somersetborough.com |
Somerset (/ˈsʌmərsɛt/ SUM-ər-set) is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. The population was 6,046 at the 2020 census. The borough is surrounded by Somerset Township and is located off the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-70 and I-76). Somerset is the principal city of the Somerset micropolitan statistical area, which consists of Somerset County, and is also a principal city of the larger Johnstown-Somerset combined statistical area.