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The Shade Gap handbook

Living in Shade Gap, PA: what to set up and who to call

Power in Shade Gap comes from Valley Rural Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The ER is a drive from Shade Gap: the closest is Fulton County Medical Center, 18.3 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Shade Gap, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerValley Rural Electric Coopcooperative utility · 15.1¢/kWhMore →Internet3 providers0% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Shade Gap’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolSouthern Huntingdon County School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code17255Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Shade Gap.

Electricity

Power comes from Valley Rural Electric Coop

Valley Rural Electric Coop (Valley Rural Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Shade Gap. Its homes paid an average of 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $148 a month (its average across Pennsylvania).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Shade Gap

0% of 40 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
BrightspeedDSL70%10/1
Upward BroadbandFixed wireless100%500/500
AT&TFixed wireless70%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Shade Gap’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Shade Gap.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Shade Gap or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Shade Gap kids go to
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–12Southern Huntingdon Co HS/MSin Three Springs

Shade Gap is in Southern Huntingdon County School District.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsShade Gap’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereHuntingdon County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Huntingdon County (county election office). 233 Penn St, Huntingdon, PA 16652-1486 · (814) 643-3091 x205 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2023
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placepavoterservices.pa.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Shade Gap is in ZIP code 17255

ZIP codes where Shade Gap residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Shade GapZIP’s residents in Shade Gap
17255Shade Gap, PA100%8%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomFulton County Medical Center18.3 miles awayGet a library cardFulton County Library227 North First St. · (717) 485-5327

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Shade Gap

Who provides electricity in Shade Gap?

Valley Rural Electric Coop (Valley Rural Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Shade Gap?

Brightspeed, Upward Broadband, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Shade Gap?

17255. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Shade Gap in?

Southern Huntingdon County School District.

How do I register to vote in Shade Gap?

In Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Huntingdon County Board of Elections. Check your registration at pavoterservices.pa.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.