Johnstown, PA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,411 as of the 2020 census. Located 57 miles (92 km) east of Pittsburgh, it is the principal city of the Johnstown metropolitan area, which had 133,472 residents in 2020. It is also part of the Johnstown–Somerset combined statistical area, which includes both Cambria and Somerset counties. Once a bustling industrial center, like many cities in the Rust Belt, Johnstown was severely affected by the loss of jobs in the steel industry due to globalization and the movement of American manufacturing to overseas markets.

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How Johnstown ranks

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#1Most affordable in PA #21Lowest property tax in PA #21Cheapest rent in PA All PA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code15901, 15902, 15904

Area code215

Living in Johnstown

Housing in Johnstown

$98K▲ 3.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Johnstown home is worth about $98,000, up 3.8% in a year, 66% below the Pennsylvania typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market35

Sale-to-list96.3%

Sold in May9

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Safety in Johnstown

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Not graded

A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Johnstown's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000

Johnstown 5.9

Pennsylvania 2.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Johnstown 20.6

Pennsylvania 13.6

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Johnstown

Compared with Pennsylvania

3worse than PA

of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 2 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▼ 0 close Habits all close Care 2▼ 1 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

27.3%More older adults who have lost all their teethPA 14.5% · worse 50.9%Fewer adults seeing a dentistPA 64.4% · worse 60.8%Fewer adults screened for colon cancerPA 67.5% · worse

Care nearby

Conemaugh Memorial Medical CenterJohnstown · 1.4 mi · ER

Johnstown Family Health CenterJohnstown · 0.1 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Schools in Johnstown

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School Grade D

The public schools Johnstown’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 86% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictGreater Johnstown SDSchools5

Greater Johnstown MS DMiddle · Grades 5–7 · 615 students Greater Johnstown SHS C-High · Grades 8–12 · 917 students Bishop McCort High SchoolHigh · Grades 7–12 · 345 students Greater Johnstown School District's Cyber Academy D-Other · Grades K–12 · 140 students Center for AchievementOther · Grades K–9 · 17 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within PA. Ratings are from neighbors.

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