Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Shade Gap’s average trip to work is 43 minutes, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Shade Gap. Shade Gap has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Shade Gap beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 170 in 1880, a peak of 209 in 1890, 78 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 4 maps from 1939 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Shade Gap, and how to reach them.
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 Shade Gap.
100% of households own their home in Shade Gap, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 78% and U.S. towns at 73%. The typical Shade Gap home is worth about $184,000, up 2.1% in a year, 36% below the Pennsylvania typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Shade Gap has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 31 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
22% of Shade Gap adults binge drink. Shade Gap beats the Pennsylvania average on 9 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 17% of Shade Gap adults smoke cigarettes.
| Shade Gap | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.8% | 11% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 79% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Shade Gap | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 7.8% | 11.6% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.5% | 3.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 9.5% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Shade Gap. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
36 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
19 mi LakeRaystown Lake
39 mi National Military ParkGettysburg National Military Park730K visitors a year
31 mi State parkPine Grove Furnace State Park
39 mi National park siteCatoctin Mountain Park461K visitors a yearRaven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · Gettysburg National Military Park: David Dugan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pine Grove Furnace State Park: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Catoctin Mountain Park: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0
None within 15 miles of Shade Gap; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Shade Gap residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Shade Gap is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Shade Gap had a population of 78.
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Shade Gap has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
