Somerset
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borough in Pennsylvania, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Pennsylvania
- County
- Somerset
- Incorporated
- March 5, 1804
- Type
- Borough Council
- Total
- 2.73 sq mi (7.07 km )
- Land
- 2.73 sq mi (7.07 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 2,190 ft (670 m)
- Estimate 2021
- 5,992
- Density
- 2,145.9/sq mi (828.52/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 42-71776
- Website
- http://www.somersetborough.com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Somerset (/ˈsʌmərsɛt/ SUM-ər-set) 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 (I-70 and I-76). 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.
History
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