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Population (year 2000): 1,611
Males: 798  (49.5%)
Females: 813  (50.5%)

Lancaster County

Median resident age:  35.9 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 17527.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $49,900 (it was $46,036 in 2000)
Gap  $49,900
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $185,800 (it was $139,700 in 2000)
Gap  $185,800
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Gap:

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

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

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 559 feet

Land area: 2.79 square miles.

Population density: 576 people per square mile 
 
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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%

53 residents are foreign born (1.9% Asia, 0.8% Latin America, 0.6% Europe).

This place:  3.3%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Gap, Pennsylvania in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Gap to the number of sex offenders is 322 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Gap:  1.3% ($1,804)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (19.9 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (60.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Christiana borough, PA (2.7 miles ), Atglen borough, PA (4.1 miles ), Parkesburg borough, PA (7.1 miles ), Paradise, PA (7.4 miles ), New Holland borough, PA (9.2 miles ), Honey Brook borough, PA (10.5 miles ), Strasburg borough, PA (11.2 miles ), Quarryville borough, PA (11.7 miles ).

Latitude: 39.99 N, Longitude: 76.02 W


Area code: 717

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Most common industries for males:
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (17%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
  • Chemicals (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Waiters and waitresses (9%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)


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Gap-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 42% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/4/1950, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.3 miles away from the Gap place center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 tornado 22.6 miles away from the place center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Gap:
  • BRANDYWINE HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; COATESVILLE, PA)
  • SOUTHERN CHESTER COUNTY MED CENTER (about 17 miles; WEST GROVE, PA)
  • EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; EPHRATA, PA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gap:
  • LANCASTER (about 21 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 27 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 37 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; ID: ILG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gap:
  • CHESTER COUNTY G O CARLSON (about 12 miles; COATESVILLE, PA; ID: 40N)
  • SMOKETOWN (about 13 miles; SMOKETOWN, PA; ID: Q08)
  • MORGANTOWN (about 16 miles; MORGANTOWN, PA; ID: 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/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; FT enrollment: 2,003)
  • WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 29 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
  • IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 32 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,042)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 33 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 3,817)
  • HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; BEL AIR, MD; FT enrollment: 2,646)
  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 38 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; FT enrollment: 3,087)
Public elementary/middle school in Gap:
  • SALISBURY EL SCH (Students: 436; Grades: KG - 05)
Biggest private elementary/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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Church in Gap: Bellevue Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Brintwood Motel (Newprt Park).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Gap and their reported violations in the past:

HAPPY ROOSTER SALOON (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2001 and JUN-2001, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-17-2001)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2001 and MAR-2001, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-17-2001)
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between OCT-2000 and DEC-2000, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-17-2001)
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2000 and JUN-2000, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-17-2001)
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-1999 and MAR-1999, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-15-1999)
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between JUL-1998 and SEP-1998, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-19-1999)
  • 3 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation - Between OCT-2000 and DEC-2000, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-17-2001)
  • Monitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation - Between JAN-1999 and MAR-1999, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-15-1999)
  • Monitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation - Between JUL-1998 and SEP-1998, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-19-1999)
  • Monitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation - Between JAN-1998 and MAR-1998, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-19-1999)
  • Monitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation - Between OCT-1997 and DEC-1997, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-27-1998)
  • 20 regular monitoring violations
  • One other older monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Gap that have no violations reported:
  • LANCHESTER CENTRE (Population served: 225, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • GAP DINER (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  80.4%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.4%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  4.3%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  1.7%
Whole state:  5.1%

Gap compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age above state average.


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Banks with branches in Gap (2007 data):
  • Fulton Bank: Gap Branch at 5360 Lincoln Highway, branch established on 1962-08-01. Info updated 2007-01-16: Bank assets: $5,707.1 mil, Deposits: $3,342.8 mil, headquarters in Lancaster, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 86 total offices, Holding Company: Fulton Financial Corporation
  • CommunityBanks: Gap Branch at Routes 30 And 41, branch established on 1987-09-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,490.4 mil, Deposits: $2,518.1 mil, headquarters in Millersburg, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 75 total offices, Holding Company: Community Banks, Inc.



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3.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,376 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.88%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($340 average AGI)
Lancaster County:  0.08%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Chester County, PA  0.40% ($45,518 average AGI)
from York County, PA  0.28% ($40,261)
from Berks County, PA  0.23% ($43,649)


3.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,892 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.61%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($413 average AGI)
Lancaster County:  0.06%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to York County, PA  0.28% ($39,474 average AGI)
to Dauphin County, PA  0.24% ($36,810)
to Chester County, PA  0.23% ($44,340)


Strongest AM radio stations in Gap:
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WCOJ (1420 AM; 5 kW; COATESVILLE, PA; Owner: WCOJ RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WLAN (1390 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, PA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gap:
  • WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WBMP (88.1 FM; WARWICK, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WRFY-FM (102.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WIOV-FM1 (105.1 FM; READING, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WJTL (90.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CREATIVE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WXCY (103.7 FM; HAVRE DE GRACE, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBYN (107.5 FM; BOYERTOWN, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WLAN-FM (96.9 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Gap:
  • WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)

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