Johnstown is the largest city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,411 as of the 2020 census. Located 57 miles (92 km) east of Pittsburgh, it is the principal city of the Johnstown metropolitan area, which had 133,472 residents in 2020. It is also part of the Johnstown–Somerset combined statistical area, which includes both Cambria and Somerset counties. Once a bustling industrial center, like many cities in the Rust Belt, Johnstown was severely affected by the loss of jobs in the steel industry due to globalization and the movement of American manufacturing to overseas markets.
Mid-Atlantic
Johnstown
Blair County, PA
Population
18,429
Walk Score
79 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$613
Median home value
$40,000
Founded
1800
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site · listed 1966
- Cambria City Historic District · listed 1991
- Cambria Iron Company · listed 1989
- Downtown Johnstown Historic District · listed 1992
- Minersville Historic District · listed 1995
- Moxham Historic District · listed 1999
- Old Conemaugh Borough Historic District · listed 1995
Notable landmarks
- Bridge in Johnstown City · listed 1988
- Cambria Public Library Building · listed 1972
- First Cambria AME Zion Church · listed 2025
- Grand Army of the Republic Hall · listed 1980
- Grandview Cemetery · listed 2025
- Johnstown Flood National Memorial · listed 1966
- Johnstown Inclined Railway · listed 1973
- Nathan's Department Store · listed 1979
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