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Westwood, Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°19′43″N 78°57′8″W / 40.32861°N 78.95222°W / 40.32861; -78.95222
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Westwood, Pennsylvania
Westwood is located in Pennsylvania
Westwood
Westwood
Westwood is located in the United States
Westwood
Westwood
Coordinates: 40°19′43″N 78°57′8″W / 40.32861°N 78.95222°W / 40.32861; -78.95222
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCambria
TownshipLower Yoder
Area
 • Total1.29 sq mi (3.34 km2)
 • Land1.29 sq mi (3.34 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation1,736 ft (529 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
15905, 15906 (Johnstown)
Area code(s)814/582
FIPS code42-84240
GNIS feature ID2805572[2]

Westwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[3]

The CDP is in southwestern Cambria County, in the eastern part of Lower Yoder Township. It is bordered to the north by the city of Johnstown, to the east by the borough of Brownstown, and to the south by the borough of Westmont. It sits on a hilltop at elevations ranging from 1,700 to 1,800 feet (520 to 550 m), about 500 to 600 feet (150 to 180 m) above the valley of the Conemaugh River, where Johnstown sits.

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Westwood, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
  3. ^ "Westwood Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.