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Welcome to Ashfield ...

Ashfield is located in Carbon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ashfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Ashfield is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ashfield: 610, 484 & 835<3>

The ZIP code for Ashfield: 18212<4>

Communities Also Named Ashfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Ashfield - they are located in Massachusetts, Montana (2) and Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near Ashfield ...

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

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 Ashfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ashfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ashfield. 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 Ashfield.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ashfield ...

Looking for more information about Ashfield? 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 Ashfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ashfield.

Adding Ashfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ashfield 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 Ashfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Ashfield post office opened in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ashfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Carbon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ashfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 610 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 484 or 835. New phone numbers in the Ashfield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 610, 484 or 835. As a result, placing a call in the Ashfield area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Ashfield). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ashfield or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/