Welcome to Ashby ...

Ashby is located in Middlesex County<1>.

Ashby was settled in 1676 and was incorporated in 1767.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ashby has a population of 3,219 people<2> (see below for details).

Ashby is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ashby lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Ashby: (978) & (351)<4>

The ZIP code for Ashby: 01431<5>

Websites for Ashby ...

Official Website: www.ci.ashby.ma.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ashby had an population of 3,219 people. This is an increase of 4.72% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.15% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ashby had a population of 3,074 people. This makes Ashby the county's 54th most populous community.

The population of Ashby represents 0.05% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 276th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,074 people, the population of Ashby increased 8.05% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,845 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ashby.

Communities Also Named Ashby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Ashby - they are located in Alabama, Indiana (2), Minnesota, Nebraska, Nova Scotia, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (2) and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ashby.

Communities near Ashby ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ashby.

• Nashua
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <6>
• Leominster
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
  • Leominster is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
• Fitchburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
  • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
• Gardner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Gardner is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
• Milford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <6>
• Clinton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
• Pepperell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperell
  • Pepperell is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,043 people
• Lunenburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
  • Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
• Amherst
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <6>
• Groton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Groton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,256 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ashby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ashby.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ashby. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashby.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashby. See our Newspapers Page for Ashby.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ashby ...

Looking for more information about Ashby? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ashby, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ashby.

Adding Ashby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ashby in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ashby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Ashby post office opened in 1819.

We also found Ashby in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ashby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Ashby: www.ci.ashby.ma.us/

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/