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Gap, Pennsylvania

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Gap, Pennsylvania

Gap is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a ZIP code of 17527. The population was 1,931 at the 2010 census.

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About Gap

Set in the southeastern part of Pennsylvania, Gap is a small unincorporated community.

Gap holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.08 square miles.

📰 Gap News Today

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Gap Unique

  • The only place in America named Gap — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
  • An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
  • Positioned in southeastern Pennsylvania, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

  • Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
  • Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
  • Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Gap

  • Brass Eagle Restaurant & Bar — american
  • The Houston (café)
  • Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
  • White Horse Luncheonette — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

  • Rough and Tumble Historical Association · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Gap

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Gap

  • Salisbury El Sch

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

TypeCDP
Population (2024)
Land area3.08 sq mi
Coordinates39.9899, -76.0212

🗺️ Map of Gap