Gap, Pennsylvania

Gap, Pennsylvania
Store in Gap
Location in Lancaster County
Gap
Location in Pennsylvania
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
  Total
2.91 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)
  Total
2,186
  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
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. 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.