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Welcome to Cambria County ...

Time Zone: Cambria County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Ebensburg is the Seat for Cambria County.

Cambria County was founded March 26, 1804. Cambria was created by taking area from Huntingdon, Somerset and Bedford Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Cambria had a population of 130,192 people. This is a decrease of 9.25% since the last Census (which gave a population of 143,461 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cambria represented 1.13% of the total population of Pennsylvania.

Below are some of the communities located in Cambria County:

  • Ashville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Brownstown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Carrolltown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Cassandra
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cassandra is located in Cambria County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Chest Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Chest Springs is located in Cambria County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Cresson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cresson is located in Cambria County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
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  • Daisytown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Daisytown is located in Cambria County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
  • Dale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dale is located in Cambria County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
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    • East Conemaugh
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • East Conemaugh is located in Cambria County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
    • Ebensburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ehrenfeld
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Ehrenfeld is located in Cambria County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Ferndale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ferndale is located in Cambria County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,474 people
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    • Franklin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Franklin is located in Cambria County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Gallitzin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Geistown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Geistown is located in Cambria County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
    • Hastings
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Hastings is located in Cambria County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
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    • Johnstown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lilly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lilly is located in Cambria County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
    • Lorain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lorain is located in Cambria County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
    • Loretto
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Loretto is located in Cambria County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
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    • Nanty Glo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Northern Cambria
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
    • Patton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Patton is located in Cambria County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
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    • Portage
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Portage is located in Cambria County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,351 people
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    • Sankertown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Sankertown is located in Cambria County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
    • Scalp Level
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Scalp Level is located in Cambria County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
    • South Fork
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Southmont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Southmont is located in Cambria County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
    • Summerhill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Tunnelhill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Tunnelhill is located in Cambria County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Vintondale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Vintondale is located in Cambria County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Westmont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Westmont is located in Cambria County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
    • Wilmore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Wilmore is located in Cambria County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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