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Population: 1,611
Males: 798 (49.5%), Females: 813 (50.5%)

Lancaster County

Zip code: 17527

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $46,036
Median house value: $139,700

Population by Race

Races in Gap:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (38.7%), Irish (17.1%), Italian (8.5%), English (5.8%), United States (5.3%), Swiss (4.8%).

Elevation: 559 feet

Land area: 2.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Gap

  • High school or higher: 88.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gap CDP

  • Never married: 21.0%
  • Now married: 67.3%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 6.0%

3.3% Foreign born (1.9% Asia, 0.8% Latin America, 0.6% Europe).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Gap:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gap:

  • LANCASTER (about 21 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 27 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 37 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; Abbreviation: ILG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Gap:

  • CHESTER COUNTY G O CARLSON (about 12 miles; COATESVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: 40N)
  • SMOKETOWN (about 13 miles; SMOKETOWN, PA; Abbreviation: Q08)
  • MORGANTOWN (about 16 miles; MORGANTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: O03)

Amtrak stations near Gap:

  • 8 miles: PARKESBURG (WEST 1ST & S. CULVERT STS.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking.
  • 14 miles: COATESVILLE (3RD AVE. & FLEETWOOD ST.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gap:

  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 24 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,384)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 25 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
  • WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 29 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; Full-time enrollment: 10,419)
  • IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 32 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,042)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 33 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,817)
  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 37 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,087)
  • HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; BEL AIR, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)

Public primary/middle school in Gap:

  • SALISBURY EL SCH (Students: 436; Grades: KG – 05)

Biggest private primary/middle schools in Gap:

  • FAIRHAVEN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 76; Location: 1031 SIMMONTOWN ROAD; Grades: 1 – 11)
  • COMPASS AMISH SCHOOL (Students: 32; Location: COMPASS ROAD; Grades: 1 – 8)
  • LIMEVILLE AMISH SCHOOL (Students: 31; Location: MT VERNON ROAD; Grades: 1 – 8)
  • SIMMONTOWN AMISH SCHOOL (Students: 30; Location: STRASBURG ROAD; Grades: 1 – 8)
  • SPRING HEAD AMISH SCHOOL (Students: 29; Location: 5660 OLD PHILADELPHIA PIKE; Grades: 1 – 8)
  • MEADOW SPRINGS AMISH SCHOOL (Students: 28; Location: AMISH ROAD; Grades: 1 – 8)
  • KEYSTONE AMISH SCHOOL (Students: 28; Location: SCHOOL LANE ROAD; Grades: 1 – 8)
  • SALISBURY SCHOOL (Students: 27; Location: SCHOOL LANE ROAD; Grades: 1 – 8)
  • MEETING HOUSE ROAD AMISH SCHOO (Students: 26; Location: MEETING HOUSE ROAD; Grades: 1 – 8)
  • BUENA VISTA AMISH SCHOOL (Students: 26; Location: MT VERNON ROAD BUENA VISTA RD; Grades: 1 – 8)

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