Somerset 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. 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.
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Somerset
Somerset County, PA
Population
6,030
Walk Score
71 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$675
Median home value
$135,000
Settled
1795
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Laurel Hill RDA · listed 1987
- Uptown Somerset Historic District · listed 1995
- Uptown Somerset Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1997
Notable landmarks
- Barronvale Bridge · listed 1980
- King's Bridge · listed 1980
- Somerset County Courthouse · listed 1980
- Walter's Mill Bridge · listed 1980
- Zimmerman, Daniel B., Mansion · listed 1995
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