Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 4 min5:45 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min7:35 am – 4:52 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 19°F41 in of rain a year, on about 92 dayswettest month June80 in of snow a year, on about 38 days0 days above 90°F, 127 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Johnstown Cambria Co Ap station, 7 mi away; snow from Ebensburg Sewage Plt
Nearby landmarksRager Mountainpeak · 1.6 miChrist the Saviour Seminarycollege · 2.7 miLaurel Run Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miHinckston Run Reservoirreservoir · 2.7 miStonycreek Riverriver · 3.7 miLittle Conemaugh Riverriver · 3.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCharles F. Lewis Natural Areastate conservation land · 2.3 mi · 357 acresHinckston Run Reservoirpark · 2.3 mi · 396 acresCambria Somerset Authority Reservoir Tractpark · 3.6 miJohnstown Flood National Memorialhistoric site · 8.5 mi · 170 acresYellow Creek State Parkstate park · 13.0 mi · 2,829 acresLaurel Ridge State Parkstate park · 14.2 mi · 14,980 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCambria County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025272 of 365 days measured92 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 115main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Cambria County monitors, PA
Drinking waterGreater Johnstown Wa Riversideserves 49,500 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202148 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,732 ft528 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPeniel Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centerunder a milePost officeJohnstown Post Office4.1 miTown hallWest Taylor Township Municipal Building1.1 miPoliceEast Conemaugh Police Department3.6 miFire stationWest Taylor Volunteer Fire Department Station 291.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeChrist the Saviour Seminary2.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport JST7.1 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT69 miInterstateI-7024 miUS highwayUS 223.5 miAmtrakJohnstown, PA JST3.8 miCable carInclined Plane BottomCamTran4.1 miCoachJohnstown Bus StopGreyhound3.8 miTransit7 stops within a mileCamTranSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15907 ZIP area.
