Somerset, Pennsylvania

Somerset, Pennsylvania
Somerset, Pennsylvania
Borough
	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	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 (2020)
• Total	6,046
• Estimate (2021)	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.

^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 7 June 2011.