Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:47 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:34 am – 4:54 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 75°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 14°F57 in of rain a year, on about 129 dayswettest month June142 in of snow a year, on about 60 days0 days above 90°F, 146 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Laurel Summit station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksAllegany College of Marylandcollege · 1.6 miLake Somersetlake · 2.7 miCover Hillpeak · 4.9 miIndian Lakelake · 8.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSomerset Historical Centerstate historic site · 4.8 mi · 178 acresFlight 93 National Memorialhistoric site · 5.9 mi · 1,633 acresSomerset Historical Center Parkpark · 4.8 miShanksville-Stonycreek Recreational Parkrecreation area · 5.8 miLaurel Summit State Parkstate park · 10.9 miLaurel Ridge State Parkstate park · 11.1 mi · 14,980 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Apr 197847 mi away, near Hancock, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Apr 197847 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSomerset County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025344 of 364 days measured20 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Somerset County monitors, PA
Drinking waterWindber Area Authserves 9,463 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202120 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,132 ft650 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSomerset Hospital3.6 miPost officeFriedens Post Office2.4 miTown hallSomerset Borough Municipal Building3.9 miPolicePennsylvania State Police Troop T Somerset Station2.0 miFire stationListie Volunteer Fire Company - Station 602under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherSchoolSomerset County Technology Center1.4 miElementaryFriedens Elementary School1.7 miCollegeAllegany College of Maryland1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport JST23 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT72 miInterstateI-702.0 miUS highwayUS 2191.3 miAmtrakJohnstown, PA JST22 miCoachJohnstown Bus StopGreyhound22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15549 ZIP area.
