Gap, Pennsylvania

Gap, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Store in Gap
Store in Gap
Location in Lancaster County
Location in Lancaster County
Gap is located in Pennsylvania
Gap
Gap
Location in Pennsylvania
Gap is located in the United States
Gap
Gap
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°59′14″N 76°01′14″W / 39.98722°N 76.02056°W / 39.98722; -76.02056
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLancaster
TownshipsSalisbury, Sadsbury
Area
[1]
 • Total2.91 sq mi (7.52 km2)
 • Land2.90 sq mi (7.52 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
545 ft (166 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total2,186
 • Density753.27/sq mi (290.88/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
17527
Area code717
GNIS feature ID1175420[3]
FIPS code42-28376

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.[4] U.S. Route 30 passes through the town, which is also the terminus for four Pennsylvania highways: 772, 741, 897, and the heavily used 41, which leads toward Wilmington, Delaware.

Gap lies approximately 16 miles (26 km) east of Lancaster and 49 miles (79 km) west of Philadelphia.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Gap". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Gap CDP, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 22, 2020.