Somerset, Pennsylvania

Somerset, Pennsylvania
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 / 40.00694; -79.08139
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountySomerset
Settled1795
IncorporatedMarch 5, 1804
Government
  TypeBorough Council
Area
  Total
2.73 sq mi (7.07 km2)
  Land2.73 sq mi (7.07 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
2,190 ft (670 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
6,046
  Estimate 
(2021)
5,992
  Density2,145.47/sq mi (828.52/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip Code
15501
Area code814
FIPS code42-71776
Websitehttp://www.somersetborough.com

Somerset (/ˈsʌmərsɛt/ SUM-ər-set) is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. The population was 6,046 at the 2020 census. The borough is surrounded by Somerset Township and is located off 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.