Johnstown, PA

Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Clockwise from top left: (1) Downtown, (2) View of Johnstown from Inclined Plane (3) Inclined Plane (4) Point Stadium (5) University of Pittsburgh (6) The Stone Bridge
Seal
Nickname(s): Flood City; Hockeyville, USA
Location of Cambria County in Pennsylvania
Location of Johnstown in Cambria County
Coordinates: 40°19′22″N 78°55′15″W / 40.32278°N 78.92083°W / 40.32278; -78.92083Coordinates: 40°19′22″N 78°55′15″W / 40.32278°N 78.92083°W / 40.32278; -78.92083
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Cambria County
Founded	1770
Incorporated (borough)	1800
Incorporated (city)	December 18, 1889
Government
• Mayor	Frank Janakovic
Area
• City	6.1 sq mi (15.8 km2)
• Land	5.9 sq mi (15.3 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation	1,142 ft (348 m)
Population (2013 est.)
• City	20,402
• Density	3,462/sq mi (1,336.7/km2)
• Urban	69,014 (400th)
• Metro	140,499 (288th)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP Code	15901-2, 15904-7, 15909, 15915
Area code(s)	814
School District:	Greater Johnstown School District
Website	www.cityofjohnstownpa.net
Pennsylvania Historical Marker
Designated	October 1, 1947

Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, 43 miles (69 km) west-southwest of Altoona and 67 miles (108 km) east of Pittsburgh. The population was 20,978 at the 2010 census and estimated to be 20,402 in 2013. It is the principal city of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cambria County.

Johnstown, settled in 1770, has experienced three major floods in its history. The "Great Flood" of May 31, 1889, occurred after the South Fork Dam collapsed 14.1 miles (22.7 km) upstream from the city during heavy rains. At least 2,209 people died as a result of the flood and subsequent fire that raged through the debris. Another major flood occurred in 1936. Despite a pledge by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to make the city flood free, and subsequent work to do so, another major flood occurred in 1977. The 1977 flood - in what was to have been a "flood free" city - may have contributed to Johnstown's subsequent population decline and inability to attract new residents and businesses.

The city is home to five national historic districts: the Downtown Johnstown Historic District, Cambria City Historic District, Minersville Historic District, Moxham Historic District, and Old Conemaugh Borough Historic District. Individual listings on the National Register of Historic Places are the Grand Army of the Republic Hall, Cambria Iron Company, Cambria Public Library Building, Bridge in Johnstown City, Nathan's Department Store, and Johnstown Inclined Railway.