Rockwood, Pennsylvania

Rockwood, Pennsylvania
previously Mineral Point (c. 1857)
View down Bridge St.
Location of Rockwood in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 39°54′58″N 79°09′21″W / 39.91611°N 79.15583°W / 39.91611; -79.15583
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountySomerset
Settled1857
Incorporated1885
Government
  TypeBorough Council
Area
  Total
0.33 sq mi (0.87 km2)
  Land0.33 sq mi (0.87 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,837 ft (560 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
843
  Density2,523.95/sq mi (974.27/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code
15557
Area code814
FIPS code42-65736

Rockwood is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 850 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area, and located due north of Pennsylvania's highest peak, Mount Davis, which significantly constricts land travel routing south of the municipality.