Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Johnstown, Pennsylvania
View of Johnstown from the Inclined Plane
View of Johnstown from the Inclined Plane
Flag of Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Official seal of Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Nickname: 
Flood City
Location of Johnstown in Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Location of Johnstown in Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Johnstown is located in Pennsylvania
Johnstown
Johnstown
Johnstown is located in the United States
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
 • MayorFrank Janakovic (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)
Elevation1,161 ft (354 m)
Population
 • City
18,411
 • Estimate 
(2023)[6]
17,950
 • Density3,040/sq mi (1,172/km2)
 • Urban
61,521 (US: 444th)[3]
 • 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 code(s)814 and 582
FIPS code42-38288
GNIS feature ID1215025[4]
Sales tax6.0%[7]
Websitejohnstownpa.gov
DesignatedOctober 1, 1947[8]

Johnstown is the largest city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States.[9] The population was 18,411 as of the 2020 census.[5] Located 57 miles (92 km) east of Pittsburgh, it is the principal city of the Johnstown metropolitan area, which is located in Cambria County and had 133,472 residents in 2020. It is also part of the Johnstown–Somerset combined statistical area, which includes both Cambria and Somerset Counties.[10]

  1. ^ "City Directory". City of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Johnstown, Pennsylvania
  5. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Johnstown (PA) sales tax rate". Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  8. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers Search". Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on March 21, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  9. ^ "City of Johnstown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
  10. ^ "Combined Statistical Areas Map (March 2020)" (PDF). The United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 11, 2021.

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