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
2.90 sq mi (7.52 km2)
 • Land2.90 sq mi (7.52 km2)
 • Water0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
545 ft (166 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,186
 • Density753.4/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.