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The small-claims court in Cambria County handles money disputes up to $12,000, with simplified procedures built for people without a lawyer.
Below is what you need for a small claims case in Cambria County: the limit, filing fees, which courthouse to use, how to serve the other side, your deadlines, and how to file. When you're ready, Squabble prepares everything and files it for you.
Small claims in Cambria County are heard at the courthouse below. When you file, the court confirms the right location for your case based on where the defendant lives or where your dispute happened.
Tap a courthouse to see its details in the list below.
Not sure which courthouse? Use the court's official court locator to match your ZIP code to the correct location, or let Squabble identify it for you automatically. Hub courthouses can change; confirm before you file.
About 130,108 people live in Cambria County. Cambria County Court Administration, in Ebensburg, is the courthouse listed for Cambria County.
Small claims are filed here on paper, at the counter or through the mail. Squabble prepares the full packet before it goes.
Small claims hearings are held in person at the courthouse.
Two sets of evidence are needed, one for the judge and one for the other side, and some courts also take it electronically in advance.
Residents of Cambria County, Pennsylvania, who wish to file a small claim do so through the Pennsylvania Magisterial District Court, which handles civil claims up to $12,000. Cambria County has a population of 130,108 and covers communities including Johnstown, Ebensburg, Carrolltown, Cresson, Gallitzin, Hastings, Loretto, and Lilly, along with ZIP codes such as 15901, 15904, 15906, 15922, 15931, and 15940. Court Administration for the county operates from the Cambria County Court Administration office in Ebensburg, located at 200 S Center St, 15931, and reachable by telephone at (814) 472-5440. Electronic filing is not available in Cambria County, so case documents are handled in paper form. The county lies near Blair County, Indiana County, and Bedford County, and claims arising in those nearby counties fall outside the Cambria County court structure. The magisterial district courts receive filings, schedule hearings, and enter judgments in civil matters that fall within the stated claim limit.
Cambria County covers these 44 towns and cities:
Ashville, Beaverdale, Belsano, Blandburg, Carrolltown, Cassandra, Chest Springs, Colver, Coupon, Cresson, Dunlo, Dysart, Ebensburg, Elmora, Elton, Emeigh, Fallentimber, Flinton, Gallitzin, Glasgow, Hastings, Johnstown, Lilly, Loretto, Marsteller, Mineral Point, Nanty Glo, Nicktown, Northern Cambria, Parkhill, Patton, Portage, Revloc, Saint Benedict, Saint Boniface, Saint Michael, Salix, Sidman, South Fork, Spangler, Summerhill, Twin Rocks, Vintondale, Wilmore.
Cambria County is the 26th most populous of Pennsylvania's 67 counties, with about 130,108 residents. Cambria County Court Administration, in Ebensburg, is about 9 miles from the Blair County courthouse in Hollidaysburg and 12 miles from the Indiana County courthouse in Homer City.
If the other side lives just over the county line, the case may belong next door:
The small claims track exists for routine money disputes: fewer formalities, and a cap on what can be claimed.
Maximum claim
The county where it happened and the county where they live are both generally available.
Courts do not allow one dispute to be filed as several in order to beat the maximum.
What this court awards is a sum of money, not an instruction to act or to hand something back.
Lawyers are allowed at a Pennsylvania hearing but are not needed. The procedure is written for self-representation.
Under-18s are represented by a guardian the court appoints.
Over the limit? Claims over the cap can go two ways: cut to the limit and stay, or move to regular civil court at full value. Cutting it normally waives the excess.
Cambria County is under the same limits as nearby Blair County and Indiana County. These are the limits for Cambria County, population about 130,108.
This court handles money claims to a ceiling of $12,000. Below are the kinds of case filed most often.
Cambria County takes in Ashville, Beaverdale and Belsano and the rest of the county. Cambria County has about 130,108 residents.
It's built to be navigable without a lawyer. Here's the shape of a case from start to finish.
Set out the claim on the court's form, identify the correct courthouse, and pay the fee.
Service puts the papers in the defendant's hands and starts their time to answer or settle.
The hearing is informal and quick, sometimes by video, and the judge decides on the spot or sends the outcome later.
Cambria County Court Administration publishes its counter hours; they are listed on this page. This is the route a Cambria County case takes, whether it starts in 15714 or anywhere else among the county ZIP codes.
The defendant must be given formal notice after filing. This is service of process, and as a rule you are not permitted to serve the papers yourself. Courts in Pennsylvania generally rely on delivery arranged by the court, email service where the court allows it, certified mail, the sheriff or constable or personal delivery by an approved server.
The options usually include a sheriff or constable, a licensed process server, certified mail sent by the clerk, or any adult with no stake in the case. What is allowed, and what it costs, differs from county to county.
There is a deadline, counted backwards from the hearing, by which the defendant must have the papers. Ask the clerk for it when the date is assigned. Service must be at least 10 days before hearing. With exception of Philadelphia, all counties do certified mail.
The person who delivered the papers signs a proof of service. That document goes to the court ahead of the hearing.
Service is where many self-filed cases stall. Squabble can coordinate professional Service of Process so it's done correctly and on time.
Blair County and Indiana County are the counties nearest to Cambria County. A Cambria County address carries one of its 52 ZIP codes, 15714, 15722 and 15737 among them.
The law fixes how long you have, counted from the dispute itself. A case brought later can be refused outright.
| What the claim is about | Filing deadline |
|---|---|
| Written contract | 4 years |
| Oral contract | 4 years |
| Property damage | 2 years |
| Personal injury | 2 years |
The same periods apply in Cambria County as in nearby Blair County and Indiana County, which are in the same state. Cambria County, population about 130,108, is covered by the table above.
Money owed under a contract in Pennsylvania generally accrues interest at 6% per year before judgment (41 P.S. §202).
To see what interest has added so far, the Squabble interest calculator works out the running total.
It is the same rate across all 52 Cambria County ZIP codes. Cambria County is under the same state rate as nearby Blair County and Indiana County.
Verify the figure is inside the limit and that you are still within the deadline for this claim type.
Use the other side's correct legal name, describe the dispute, and show how the money adds up.
File with the Cambria County small-claims court on paper, by mail or at the counter, and pay the $30–$100 fee (or request a waiver if you qualify).
Once the court fixes a date, have the papers served and return the proof of service to the file.
Sort the documents and exhibits in advance so they can be handed up in order.
Come to the hearing in person or remotely where permitted, present the facts, and get the ruling.
Tell Eleanor what happened and Squabble builds the filing, Triple-Checks™ it for administrative and jurisdictional accuracy, and files it on your behalf.
Start for FREE →A claim form opens the case, a proof of service records that notice was given, and a fee waiver applies where you qualify. Titles differ between courts, and Squabble uses the ones your courthouse expects.
Cambria County papers go to Cambria County Court Administration in Ebensburg. Cambria County takes in filings from 52 ZIP codes, 15714 first in the list.
Hearings are short and plainly run. Questions come from the judge, and most parties appear without help.
Ashville, Beaverdale and Belsano are among the Cambria County places a hearing can draw parties from. Cambria County has about 130,108 residents.
The ruling establishes the debt. Recovery is a further step, supported by enforcement measures that are set by each state.
Wage garnishment, where the state permits it, sends part of the debtor's pay toward the judgment.
With a bank levy, the court reaches funds held in the debtor's account directly.
Recording the judgment with the county can place a lien on the debtor's real property.
You can also ask the court to order the debtor to appear and disclose income and assets under oath. An unpaid judgment generally keeps accruing interest at the rate state law sets until it's satisfied.
Ashville, Beaverdale and Belsano are among the Cambria County places a judgment debtor may live in. The judgment in a Cambria County case comes from Cambria County Court Administration in Ebensburg.
Checked August 2026. Because courts revise fees, limits and procedures, confirm the current position before filing.
Talk with Eleanor about what happened. Squabble prepares your demand letter and court-ready documents, Triple-Checks them for administrative and jurisdictional accuracy, and files your Cambria County case for you.
