Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania

About Pleasant Gap

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

Officially, Pleasant Gap is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.59 square miles.

📰 Pleasant Gap News Today

• Pleasant Gap Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• New cafe brings ‘quick and easy’ breakfast, lunch to Pleasant Gap. See the menu Centre Daily Times · Feb 21
• Runaway Pleasant Gap Teen Located StateCollege.com · Jun 2
• As America Goes Paperless, Loggers See Hope in Biofuel Lancaster Farming · Aug 12
• Richard Wolf Obituary (1927 - 2026) - Pleasant Gap, PA - Centre Daily Times Legacy obituary · May 31

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Pleasant Gap Unique

• The only place in America named Pleasant 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.
• Part of the fabric of Pennsylvania — one of 2,002 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Pleasant Gap

• Cafe Luna — georgian (café)
• Red Horse Tavern
• Morning Glory Bagels & Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Sunset West Restaurant — diner

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Pleasant Gap

• Gettig Park Little League Fields reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Pleasant Gap

• Central PA Institute of Science and Technology
• Pleasant Gap El Sch

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Pleasant Gap

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