Locust Gap, Pennsylvania

About Locust Gap

Locust Gap, PA is a small unincorporated community located in eastern Pennsylvania.

Officially, Locust Gap is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.23 square miles.

📰 Locust Gap News Today

• Police: Locust Gap man fired weapon, threatened to shoot people who declined to share pot - The News-Item The News-Item · Mar 25
• Firefighters handle call in Locust Gap overnight The Shenandoah Sentinel · Aug 21
• Locust Gap, PA Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Jun 14
• Shamokin man with history of attempting to evade police crashes vehicle in Locust Gap during pursuit - The News-Item The News-Item · Jan 8
• Rosemary F. McLaughlin Obituary (2026) - Mechanicsburg, PA - Gilbert L. Dailey Funeral Home, Inc. Legacy obituary · Jan 25

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Locust Gap Unique

• The only place in America named Locust Gap — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.23 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern 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.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Locust Gap

• Weiser State Forest - Taylorsville Tract · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Locust Gap

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