Summary for Ashfield

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Located in: Carbon County (see below)

Time Zone: Ashfield lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Elevation: 540 feet [164.59 m] above sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Ashfield:

Lat: 40.784700° (or 40°47'4" N)

Lon: -75.713500° (or -75°42'48" W)

USGS Topo Map: Lehighton<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Ashfield

GNIS ID: 1168450

FIPS State / Place Code: 42 / 03240

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Ashfield)

The community of Jim Thorpe is the County Seat for Carbon County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Carbon)

Population

Total Area:<5> 387.4 sq. miles [1,003.3 km²] - of which 1.53% is water (5.93 sq. miles [15.4 km²])

Housing Units: <6> 34,299

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Carbon

GNIS ID: 1213664

FIPS State / County Code: 42 / 025

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Ashfield)

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Pennsylvania

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Pennsylvania

GNIS ID: 1779798

FIPS State: 42

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Ashfield)

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The official website for Carbon County: www.carboncounty.com/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ashfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Ashfield, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Ashfield.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Ashfield. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).