ZIP 17255 · Shade Gap
Who lives in ZIP code 17255 (Shade Gap, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Shade Gap, PA · Huntingdon County
uszips 2026
People992
Median age50.9
Household income$66,667
Home value$147,884
Median rent—
Poverty12.8%
College degree+9.0%
Commute49 min
Place
- Metro area
- Huntingdon, PA (micro)
- Wider region
- Altoona-Huntingdon, PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 12 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 404
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
34.7% are 65 or older; 87.6% are adults.
Household income
32.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $26,875.
Education (adults 25+)
58.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 63.0%
- Never married
- 23.1%
- Divorced
- 5.8%
- Widowed
- 8.1%
- Family size
- 2.80
- Dual-income families
- 40.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 93.3%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.4%
- Unemployment
- 8.6%
- Self-employed
- 14.6%
- Farmers
- 4.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.4%
- Veterans
- 3.9%
- With a disability
- 23.1%
- No health insurance
- 2.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.