Welcome to Somerset ...

Somerset is located in Somerset County<1> and is the County Seat for Somerset County.

The location of Somerset has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Somerset, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1797.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Somerset has a population of 5,869 people<3> (see below for details).

Somerset is 2,160 feet [658 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Somerset is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Somerset: (814)

Websites for Somerset ...

Official Website: www.somersetborough.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Somerset had an population of 5,869 people. This is a decrease of 6.5% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Somerset had a population of 6,277 people (or 8.07% of the total population of Somerset County). This makes Somerset the county's most populous community.

The population of Somerset represents 0.05% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 141st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,277 people, the population of Somerset decreased 7.17% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,762 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Somerset.

Communities Also Named Somerset ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 46 communities that are also named Somerset - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (7), Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Jersey (3), New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia (3), Ohio, Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Somerset.

Communities near Somerset ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Somerset.

• Meyersdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersdale
  • Meyersdale is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersdale <5>
• Berlin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,931 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <5>
• Ligonier
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligonier
  • Ligonier is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ligonier <5>
• Boswell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
  • Boswell is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <5>
• Central City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <5>
• Rockwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Rockwood is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <5>
• Salisbury
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <5>
• Jennerstown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennerstown
  • Jennerstown is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennerstown <5>
• Hooversville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
  • Hooversville is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
• Garrett
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
  • Garrett is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrett <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Somerset. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Somerset.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Somerset. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Somerset.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Somerset. Our list includes 36 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Somerset.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Somerset ...

Looking for more information about Somerset? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Somerset, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Somerset.

Adding Somerset to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Somerset in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Somerset was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Somerset post office opened in 1797.

We also found Somerset in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Somerset.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Somerset: www.somersetborough.com/

The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/