Zip Codes
16630
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Statistics & Facts
The population of Cresson is approximately 1,784 (1990).
The approximate number of families is 779 (1990).
The amount of land area in Cresson is 1.281 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Cresson to Washington DC is 137 miles. The distance to the
Pennsylvania state capital is 91 miles. (as the crow flies)
Cresson is positioned 40.46 degrees north of the equator and 78.58 degrees west
of the prime meridian.
The Cities and communities of Cambria County, Pennsylvania*
Barnesboro (consolidated with Spangler to form Northern Cambria on 1/1/00)
Carrolltown
Cresson
Ebensburg (County Seat)
Gallitzin
Geistown
Hastings
Johnstown
Lilly
Nanty Glo
Northern Cambria
Patton
Portage
Sidman
Spangler (consolidated with Barnesboro to form Northern Cambria on 1/1/00)
Vintondale
*This list of cities may not be complete
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Information & Facts about Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Population
1990: 163,029
1996:158,500
2000: 152,598
The county has 30 townships, 32 boroughs and one city
Land area: 696 square miles
County Courthouse
200 South Center Street
Ebensburg, PA 15931-1936
Phone: (814) 472-5440
Toll-free: 800-540-2525
FAX: (814) 472-4661
Cambria County Commissioners
200 S Center St
Ebensburg, PA 15931-1947
Phone: 814-472-1606
Cambria County official site
Cambria County Historical Society
615 N. Center Street
Ebensburg, PA 15931-1122
814-472-6674
History:
Cambria County was formed 26 March 1804 as Pennsylvania's 41st county. The
county was formed from the following other counties:
Somerset, Bedford & Huntingdon Counties
Surrounding counties: Armstrong, Blair, Centre, Indiana, Westmoreland, Clearfield
The Johnstown Flood
A wall of water which some say was 60 feet high came out of the Little Conemaugh
River Valley on May 31, 1889 and crashed into the city of Johnstown. The center
of the city was mostly destroyed and thousands were killed.
The Johnstown Flood Museum
The Johnstown Flood
Genealogy in Cambria County
The Political Graveyard for Cambria County PA.
Lineages page for Cambria County
GenWeb page for Cambria County - US GenWeb Project genealogy page for Cambria
County
Climate and Weather:
Mean Temperature: 51.89 degrees F.
Mean Maximum Temperature: 63.16 degrees F.
Mean Minimum Temperature: 40.62 degrees F.
Average Annual Rainfall: 40.16 inches
Average Annual Snowfall: 52 inches
A weather page for Cambria County and the Johnstown area.
Convention & Visitor's Bureau for Johnstown and for Cambria County
111 Market Street
Johnstown, PA 15901
Phone: 814-536-7993
Toll-free: 800-237-8590
Fax: 814-539-3370
Greater Johnstown/Cambria County Chamber of Commerce
111 Market Street
Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15901
Phone : ( 814 ) 536 - 5107
Fax : ( 814 ) 539 - 5800
Email
Cambria County Library
248 Main St.
Johnstown, PA 15901-1677
Phone: 814-536-5131
Johnstown Cambria County Airport Authority
479 Airport Road
Phone: 814-536-0002
email: airport@lrltech.com
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Attractions:
The Portage Tunnel in Cambria County is the first railway tunnel in the United
States.
The steepest vehicular inclined plane in the world (grade 71%) is in Johnstown
in Cambria County.
The Potato Fest - each October in Ebensburg. This festival is for potato lovers
of all ages and helps promote the fact that Cambria County is the second largest
potato producer in the entire state.
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