Somerset, Pennsylvania | |
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![]() Somerset County Courthouse | |
![]() Location of Somerset in Somerset County, Pennsylvania | |
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 | 5 March 1804 |
Government | |
• Type | Borough Council |
Area | |
• Total | 2.73 sq mi (7.07 km2) |
• Land | 2.73 sq mi (7.07 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 2,190 ft (670 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 6,046 ![]() |
• Estimate (2021)[2] | 5,992 |
• Density | 2,145.47/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/) is a borough in and the county seat of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States.[3] The population was 6,046 at the 2020 census.[2] The borough is surrounded by Somerset Township and is located off of 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.