Welcome to Ashville ...

Ashville is located in Cambria County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ashville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ashville has a population of 211 people<2> (see below for details).

Ashville is 1,650 feet [503 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Ashville is located in the (814) area code.

The ZIP code for Ashville: 16613<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ashville had an population of 211 people. This is a decrease of 7.05% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 24.37% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ashville had a population of 227 people. This makes Ashville the county's 29th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 227 people, the population of Ashville decreased 18.64% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 279 people).

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

Communities Also Named Ashville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Ashville - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, New York, Ohio and Virginia.

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

Communities near Ashville ...

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

• Altoona
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <5>
• Hollidaysburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollidaysburg
  • Hollidaysburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollidaysburg <5>
• Tyrone
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Tyrone is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <5>
• Northern Cambria
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
  • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
• Ebensburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebensburg
  • Ebensburg is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebensburg <5>
• Barnesboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
• Nanty Glo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanty Glo
  • Nanty Glo is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanty Glo <5>
• Roaring Spring
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
  • Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <5>
• Portage
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <5>
• Spangler
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Spangler is located in Cambria County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ashville ...

Looking for more information about Ashville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ashville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ashville.

Adding Ashville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ashville 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 Ashville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Ashville post office opened in 1886.

We also found Ashville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ashville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ashville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cambria County: www.co.cambria.pa.us/

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