Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The biggest park or preserve is Salisbury Township Park, at 25 acres. We don’t grade Gap yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Gap beats most towns.
1,931 counted in 2010 and 2,186 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1850.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Gap. Close and well known come first.
39 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
20 mi GardenLongwood Gardens
11 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
26 mi MuseumWinterthur Museum, Garden and Library
7 mi MuseumRailroad Museum of Pennsylvania
36 mi Stadium & arenaSubaru ParkHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library: Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania: Dough4872, Public domain · Subaru Park: Something Original (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
Gap is unincorporated, so Lancaster County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Gap.
Home values are up 4.2% over the year to September 2026. 72% of households are owner-occupiers in Gap, below the Pennsylvania town median (78%) and near the median of U.S. towns (73%).
| Gap | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 72% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,145 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most people who work leave Gap to do it: just 5% work in town. Jobs based in Gap grew to 1,011 in 2023, 218 more than in 2013. 4.2% of residents live below the poverty line here, against 7.6% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Half commute less than 12 miles.
| Gap | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.2% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 25% of residents (21% statewide). Among adults 25 and older, 27% have a four-year degree or more, against 35% across Pennsylvania. 20% never finished high school.
| Gap | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 25% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 42.6 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 29% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.9 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Gap | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.8% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.5% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.9% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.7% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.1% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.5% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.6% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 19.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.2% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.9% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 2.8% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.5% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.1% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points
In Gap, the concentration of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile. Trails total 0.6 miles in 1 park or preserve.
| Gap | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 10% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Salisbury Township Park | 0.6 mi | 25 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Just over three quarters of adults had a checkup this year in Gap. In Gap, a fifth of adults smoke cigarettes.
| Gap | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 79% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Gap | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 10.3% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 20% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in just over half of U.S. communities. Two thirds of Gap’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 16%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
4 within 15 miles of the center of Gap
About 2 of every 100 Gap residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
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. 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.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
We don’t grade Gap yet; the figures below are still real.
2 notable people were born here, including Harold Horn and Charles Coates Walker.
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