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
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 airport
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)70 miles away
Closer regional airport
John 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
U.S. Representative · Pennsylvania’s 13th DistrictJohn Joyce (R)
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.
Cambria County, 1900–2020
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.
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:
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 doctors
10
Specialist doctors
26
Dentists
11
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
43
Mental health providers
128
Physical and occupational therapists
18
Optometrists
7
Chiropractors
2
Pharmacies
6
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.
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)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Conemaugh Valley El SchJohnstown
Pre-K–6
374
Public
2.7 mi
Ferndale El SchJohnstown
Pre-K–6
325
Public
0.9 mi
Greater Johnstown El SchJohnstown
Pre-K–4
1,133
Public
1.6 mi
Conemaugh Twp Area El SchJohnstown
K–5
381
Public
5.9 mi
Greater Johnstown School District's Cyber AcademyJohnstown
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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