Shade Gap is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, home to about 68 people across 0.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 17255.
Homes sold for a median of $462 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Dublin Township (Huntingdon County); part is in Shade Gap
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Shade Gap. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)88 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Altoona Blair County Airport (AOO)25 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Baltimore, MD90 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA145 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Shade Gap; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Shade Gap had 78 residents in the 2020 census, down 20% since 2000.
It’s the 2542nd largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Huntingdon County grew from 34,650 residents in 1900 to 44,092 in 2020.
Huntingdon County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 40.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Raystown Lake 2, PA weather station (18 miles away).
10,006 jobs at 841 businesses in Huntingdon County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Shade Gap.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 4 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (1 nearby)
Museums
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Southern Huntingdon County SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shade Gap El SchShade Gap | K–5 | 90 | Public | 0.9 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Dublin Township (Huntingdon County), Cromwell, Tell, Dublin Township (Fulton County) and Springfield Township (Huntingdon County).
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