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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People4,571 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.82,016 householdsMedian household income $61,016Median home value $110,200Median rent $806 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,313 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 2,093 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, manufacturing 13%, retail 13%Average commute 23 minutes78% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
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 landmarksHinckston Run Reservoirreservoir · 2.2 miSaltlick Reservoirreservoir · 2.7 miRager Mountainpeak · 3.8 miGhost Town Trail Nanty Glo Trailheadtrailhead · 4.7 miChrist the Saviour Seminarycollege · 5.9 miSouth Fork Little Conemaugh Riverriver · 4.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCambria Somerset Authority Reservoir Tractpark · 1.0 miHinckston Run Reservoirpark · 1.6 mi · 396 acresCharles F. Lewis Natural Areastate conservation land · 5.2 mi · 357 acresJohnstown Flood National Memorialhistoric site · 6.4 mi · 170 acresYellow Creek State Parkstate park · 13.6 mi · 717 acresAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Sitehistoric site · 14.7 mi · 1,278 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
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation1,833 ft559 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPeniel Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center4.1 miPost officeJohnstown Village Post Officeunder a mileTown hallEast Taylor Township Municipal Building1.5 miPoliceEast Taylor Township Police Department1.5 miFire stationJackson Township Volunteer Fire Company Station 42under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeChrist the Saviour Seminary5.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport JST6.7 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT72 miInterstateI-9923 miUS highwayUS 222.9 miAmtrakJohnstown, PA JST6.2 miCable carInclined Plane BottomCamTran6.5 miCoachJohnstown Bus StopGreyhound6.2 miTransit2 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 15909 ZIP area.
