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Somerset, PA

Somerset, Pennsylvania
Borough
Somerset County Courthouse
Somerset County Courthouse
Somerset, Pennsylvania is located in Pennsylvania
Somerset, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°00′25″N 79°04′53″W / 40.00694°N 79.08139°W / 40.00694; -79.08139Coordinates: 40°00′25″N 79°04′53″W / 40.00694°N 79.08139°W / 40.00694; -79.08139
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Somerset
Settled 1795
Incorporated March 5, 1804
Government
 • Type Borough Council
Area
 • Total 2.7 sq mi (7 km2)
Elevation 2,190 ft (670 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 6,762
 • Density 2,466.0/sq mi (952.1/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Zip code 15501
Area code(s) 814
Website http://www.somersetborough.com

Somerset /ˈsʌmərsɛt/ is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,277 at the 2010 census. The borough is surrounded by Somerset Township. It is the county seat of Somerset County. Somerset is just off Exit 110 of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-70 and I-76). Somerset is the principal city of the Somerset, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, and is also one of two cities, the other being Johnstown, that make up the larger Johnstown-Somerset, PA Combined Statistical Area.

The Somerset County Courthouse and Uptown Somerset Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Somerset is located at 40°0′25″N 79°4′53″W / 40.00694°N 79.08139°W / 40.00694; -79.08139 (40.006920, -79.081297).


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