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Welcome to Somerset County ...

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

The community of Somerset is the Seat for Somerset County.

Somerset County was founded April 17, 1795 and was created by taking area from  County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Somerset had a population of 73,447 people. This is a decrease of 5.55% since the last Census (which gave a population of 77,759 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Somerset represented 0.61% of the total population of Pennsylvania.

Below are some of the communities located in Somerset County:

  • Addison
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Addison is located in Somerset County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
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  • Benson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Benson is located in Somerset County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Berlin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Berlin is located in Somerset County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,931 people
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  • Boswell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Boswell is located in Somerset County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
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  • Callimont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Callimont is located in Somerset County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
  • Casselman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Casselman is located in Somerset County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
  • Central City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Confluence
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
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    • Garrett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Garrett is located in Somerset County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
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    • Hooversville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hooversville is located in Somerset County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
    • Indian Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Indian Lake is located in Somerset County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
    • Jennerstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Meyersdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • New Baltimore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • New Baltimore is located in Somerset County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • New Centerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • New Centerville is located in Somerset County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Paint
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Paint is located in Somerset County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Rockwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Salisbury
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Shanksville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Somerset
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Somerset is located in Somerset County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,817 people
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    • Stoystown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ursina
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Wellersburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Wellersburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Windber
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Windber is located in Somerset County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,789 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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