Town guide

Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, home to about 18,087 people across 5.9 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 15901, 15902 and 15906, and parts of 15905 are in Johnstown too.

Homes sold for a median of $45 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population18,0873,050 per sq mi
Median home value$45,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$45Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking36%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Johnstown

4 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Johnstown. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Johnstown

Distances

Nearest major airportPittsburgh International Airport (PIT)70 miles away
Closer regional airportJohn Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport (JST)5 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Pittsburgh, PA56 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA201 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Johnstown; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Johnstown

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Johnstown had 18,411 residents in the 2020 census, down 23% since 2000.

It’s the 121st largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

Cambria County grew from 104,837 residents in 1900 to 133,472 in 2020.

Johnstown population by census2000: 23,906, 2010: 20,978, 2020: 18,41123,906200020,978201018,4112020

Cambria County, 1900–2020

Cambria County population, 1900 to 20201900: 104,837, 1910: 166,131, 1920: 197,839, 1930: 203,146, 1940: 213,459, 1950: 209,541, 1960: 203,283, 1970: 186,785, 1980: 183,263, 1990: 163,029, 2000: 152,598, 2010: 143,679, 2020: 133,472105K’00’10198K’20’30213K’40’50203K’60’70183K’80’90153K’00’10133K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 41.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near JohnstownJan: high 33°F, low 19°F, 2.5 in; Feb: high 36°F, low 21°F, 2.5 in; Mar: high 45°F, low 28°F, 3.1 in; Apr: high 58°F, low 38°F, 3.5 in; May: high 68°F, low 49°F, 4.1 in; Jun: high 75°F, low 57°F, 4.4 in; Jul: high 79°F, low 61°F, 4.2 in; Aug: high 77°F, low 60°F, 4 in; Sep: high 71°F, low 53°F, 4 in; Oct: high 59°F, low 43°F, 3.1 in; Nov: high 47°F, low 33°F, 3.1 in; Dec: high 38°F, low 25°F, 2.7 in33°19°Jan2.536°21°Feb2.545°28°Mar3.158°38°Apr3.568°49°May4.175°57°Jun4.479°61°Jul4.277°60°Aug4.071°53°Sep4.059°43°Oct3.147°33°Nov3.138°25°Dec2.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Johnstown Cambria Co Ap, PA weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Cambria County

43,601 jobs at 2,996 businesses in Cambria County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Cambria CountyHealth care and social assistance: 10,683 jobs; Retail trade: 6,325 jobs; Manufacturing: 4,743 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 4,214 jobs; Educational services: 2,601 jobs; Other services: 2,454 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 2,197 jobs; Administrative and support: 1,946 jobsHealth care and social assistance 25% Retail trade 15% Manufacturing 11% Hotels and restaurants 10% Educational services 6% Other services 6% Transportation and warehousing 5% Administrative and support 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

245 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Johnstown’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Conemaugh Memorial Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Johnstown1.5 miles
  • Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at WindberGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Windber8.4 miles
  • Indiana Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Indiana23.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors10
Specialist doctors26
Dentists11
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants43
Mental health providers128
Physical and occupational therapists18
Optometrists7
Chiropractors2
Pharmacies6

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Johnstown

Parks (9 nearby)

  • Stackhouse Park · 416 acres1.1 mi
  • Sandyvale Memorial Gardens and Concervency · 16 acres1.2 mi
  • The Mound · 11 acres0.5 mi
  • Brownstown Recreation Park · 4 acres0.7 mi
  • People's Natural Gas Park · 4 acres0.2 mi
  • Central Park · 2 acres0.2 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Giant Eagle1.6 mi
  • Randy's BiLo1.7 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Rite Aid0.2 mi
  • Rite Aid1.8 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Johnstown Public Library0.1 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • Johnstown Flood Museum<0.1 mi
  • Wagner-Ritter House0.9 mi

Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)

  • Memorial Auditorium0.4 mi
  • Bottle Works0.9 mi

Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1770.

Notable people born here

  • Carroll Baker (1931) · American actress (born 1931)
  • Steve Ditko (1927) · American comics artist (1927–2018)
  • Alex Azar (1967) · American politician
  • Alan Freed (1921) · American disc jockey, songwriter (1921–1965)
  • Michael Novak (1933) · American theologian, philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat (1933-2017)
  • Tim Kazurinsky (1950) · American actor
  • Frank Benford (1883) · American electrical engineer & physicist best known for rediscovering Benford's Law (1883-1948)
  • Charles Wakefield Cadman (1881) · American composer (1881-1946)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Johnstown

Public schools here are run by Conemaugh Valley SD, Ferndale Area SD, Greater Johnstown SD and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (11)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Conemaugh Valley El SchJohnstownPre-K–6374Public2.7 mi
Ferndale El SchJohnstownPre-K–6325Public0.9 mi
Greater Johnstown El SchJohnstownPre-K–41,133Public1.6 mi
Conemaugh Twp Area El SchJohnstownK–5381Public5.9 mi
Greater Johnstown School District's Cyber AcademyJohnstownK–12140Public2.2 mi
Westmont Hilltop El SchJohnstownK–6749Public1.3 mi
Greater Johnstown MSJohnstown5–7615Public1.4 mi
Conemaugh Valley JSHSJohnstown7–12308Public2.9 mi
Ferndale Area JSHSJohnstown7–12284Public2.8 mi
Westmont Hilltop JSHSJohnstown7–12689Public3.1 mi
Greater Johnstown SHSJohnstown8–12917Public1.8 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Divine Mercy Catholic Academy,West CampusJohnstownPre-K–6249Roman Catholic0.8 mi
Center for AchievementJohnstownK–917Nonsectarian0.9 mi
Bishop Mccort High SchoolJohnstown7–12345Roman Catholic1.6 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Upper Yoder, Westmont, Conemaugh Township (Somerset County), Southmont, Ferndale, Stonycreek Township (Cambria County), Lower Yoder, Dale, Conemaugh Township (Cambria County), Middle Taylor, West Taylor, Brownstown, Jackson Township (Cambria County), Lorain, East Taylor, Richland Township (Cambria County) and Daisytown.

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