Hollsopple, Pennsylvania

Hollsopple, Pennsylvania
Benson
Borough
Municipal building
Municipal building
Location of Benson in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
Location of Benson in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
Hollsopple, Pennsylvania is located in Pennsylvania
Hollsopple, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°12′02″N 78°55′40″W / 40.20056°N 78.92778°W / 40.20056; -78.92778
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountySomerset
Settled1880
IncorporatedNovember 15, 1892
Government
 • TypeBorough
 • MayorMichael Burkett
 • Council PresidentHarold Burkett
 • Council Vice PresidentTim Hutzell
Area
 • Total0.35 sq mi (0.92 km2)
 • Land0.35 sq mi (0.92 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 • Total187
 • Density528.25/sq mi (204.16/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code
15935
Area code814
FIPS code42-05648

Benson is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The town is more commonly known to locals as Hollsopple, which is also the United States Postal Service name for the town, zip code 15935. The population was 185 at the 2020 census.[3] It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. Benson is served by the Conemaugh Township Area School District.

The community was named after one Charles Hollsopple, the original owner of the town site.[4]

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  4. ^ Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 299. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.